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POLITICS  AND  TEA 


BEING  A  BRIEF  HISTORY  OF  THE  ACTIVITIES  OF 

THE  MINNEAPOLIS  REPUBLICAN  WOMEN'S 

CLUB  SINCE  ITS  ORGANIZATION 

IN  MAY,    NINETEEN 

TWENTY 


BY  THE  FIRST  PRESIDENT 

PAULINE  E.  REMINGTON 


PRINTING  BY 

THE  COLWELL  PRESS,  INCORPORATED 
MINNEAPOLIS 


ENGRAVING  BY 

MINNESOTA  ENGRAVING  AND  COLORPLATE  COMPANY 
MINNEAPOLIS 


1920  Organization 

EXECUTIVE  BOARD 

MRS.  WILLIAM  WALLACE  REMINGTON,  President 
MRS.  E.  E.  NICHOLSON,  Recording  Secretary 
Miss    M.    A.    COOLEY,    Corresponding    Secretary 
MRS.  CHARLES  R.  FOWLER,  Treasurer 

VICE  PRESIDENTS 

MRS.  DAVID  F.  SIMPSON,  FirsiM.'RS.  J.  ERNEST  ERICKSON 
MRS.  FRANK  M.  WARREN  MRS.  DANIEL  COONAN 

MRS.  CHARLES  A.  REED  MRS.  W.  I.  CARPENTER 

MRS.  E.  J.  SCRIVER  MRS.  RUSSELL  M.  BENNETT 

MRS.  ALEXANDER  BERMAN         MRS.  A.  L.  SEARLE 
MRS.  JOHN  F.  McGEE  MRS.  THEODORE  A.  FOQUE  » 

G.  O.  P.  TEA  SHOP  COMMITTEE 

MRS.  HORACE  LOWRY,  Chairman 

MRS.  W.  C.  SHULL,  Vice  Chairman 

MRS.  WALTER   POEHLER,   Chairman  Speakers 

Miss   MABEL  GARDNER,  Chairman  Hostesses 

MRS.  EDITH  M.  JONES,  Manager 

COMMITTEE  CHAIRMEN 

MRS.  A.  L.  SEARLE,  Ways  and  Means 

MRS.  MERRILL  BARTLETT,  House  and  Hospitality 

MRS.  A.  B.  LOYE 

MRS.   H.   N.  STABECK,  Membership 

MRS.  FRANK  H.  BARNEY,  Recruiting 

Miss  ESTELLE  HOLBROOK,  Publicity 

MRS.  WALTER  D.  DOUGLAS,  Public  Activities 

MRS.  V.  C.  SHERMAN,  Legislation 

MRS.  FRED  SPAFFORD,  Club  Policy 


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1921   Organization 

EXECUTIVE  BOARD 

MRS.  WILLIAM  WALLACE  REMINGTON,  President 
MRS.  E.  E.  NICHOLSON,  Recording  Secretary 
MRS.    FRANK    H.    BARNEY,    Corresponding    Secretary 
MRS.  CHAS.  R.  FOWLER,  Treasurer 
MRS.  LYMAN  T.  PARKER,  Executive  Secretary 

VICE-PRESIDEN  TS 

MRS.  RUSSELL  M.  BENNETT,  First 

MRS.  A.  W.  STRONG  MRS.  CHAS.  A.  REED 

MRS.  CHAS.  W.  LA  Du  MRS.  J.  ERNEST  ERICKSON 

MRS.  E.  J.  SCRIVER  MRS.  ALEXANDER  BERMAN 

MRS.  DAVID  F.  SIMPSON  MRS.  H.  N.  STABECK 

MRS.  JOHN  F.  McGEE  MRS.  FRANK  M.  WARREN 

COMMITTEE  CHAIRMEN 

MRS.  FRANKLIN  M.  CROSBY,  Finance 

MRS.  FRED  STAFFORD  AND 

MRS.  WM.  H.  BURR,  Membership 

Miss  ESTEI.LI:  HOLBROOK,  Publicity 

MRS.  WALTER  DOUGLAS,  Public  Activities 

MRS.  H.  C.  TRUESDALE,  Vice  Chairman 

MRS.  H.   S.  GODFREY,  Speakers'  Bureau 

MRS.  DANIEL  COONAN,  Vice  Chairman 

MRS.  FRANK  M.  WARREN,  Political  Education 

MRS.  A.  L.  SEARLE,  Friday  Forums 

MRS.   S.  H.  CON  KEY,  Vice  Chairman 

MRS.  MILTON  GUTTERSON,  Municipal  Affairs 

MRS.  V.  C    SHERMAN,  State  Affairs 

MRS.  GEO.  W.  BUFFINGTON,  National  Affairs 

MRS.  WM.  A.  GORDON,  International  Affairs 

HOUSE  AND  C.  O.  P.  TEA  SHOP— 

Chairman,  MRS.    HORACE  LOWRY 
Vice  Chairman,  MRS.  W.  C.  SHULL 
Manager,  MRS.  EDITH  M.  JONES 
Speakers,  MRS.  WALTER  POEHLER 

CHAIRMAN  OF  HOSTESSES 
^=*~       MRS.  M.  D.  SHUTTER     NX 


Republican   Women's    Committee   of 
Hennepin    County 

MRS.  FRANK  M.  WARREN,  Chairman. 
MRS.  C.  M.  FERGUSON,  Vice-chairman. 
MRS.  R.  N.  PALM,  Secretary. 
MRS.  E.  J.  SCRIVER,  Treasurer. 


Ward 

1.  Miss  MARY  HUSTON 

2.  MRS.  E.  E.  NICHOLSON 
(Precincts   1-8   inc.) 
MRS.  W.  H.  PETERSON 
(Precincts    9-16    inc.) 

3.  MRS.  CHAS.  R.  FERRALL 

4.  MRS.  FRED  SPAFFORD 

5.  MRS.  C.  M.  FERGUSON 


COUNTY  PERSONNEL 
Ward. 

1.    MRS.  A.  V.  FJCKAL 

8.  MRS.  V.  C.  SHERMAN 

9.  MRS.  W.  H.  RONALD 

10.  MRS.  C.  V.  BELL 

11.  MRS.  ALEX  LARSON 

12.  MRS.  J.  C.  NODOLF 

13.  MRS.  FRANK  J.  BRUNO 


AT  LARGE 

MRS.  W.  W.  REMINGTON.  MRS.  W.  J.  MOORHEAD. 

MRS.  CHAS.  R.  FOWLER.  MRS.  E.  J.  SCRIVER. 

VICE-CHAIRMEN 


Ward. 

1.    Miss  TRESSA  MURPHY 

3.    MRS.  CARL  SWARTWOOD 

5.  MRS.  C.  W.  GARDNER 
MRS.  PHILIP  WEBSTER 

6.  MRS.  H.  F.  BOELTER 

7.  MRS.  A.  J.  KLINE 


Ward. 

8.  MRS.  A.  J.  SCHUNK 

10.  MRS.  0.  A.  BLETHEN 

11.  Miss  MARGARET  KVITTUM 

12.  MRS.  J.  E.  ELLINGSON 

12.  MRS.  HARRY  COLEMAN 

13.  MRS.  R.  N.  PALM 


Contents 


Page 

POLITICS  AND  TEA. 13 

POLITICAL    EDUCATION...  .    22 

THE  FRIDAY   FORUM 41 

REPUBLICAN    WOMEN    ORGANIZE    IN    MINNESOTA  50 

THE  SIGN  OF  THE  BLUE  ELEPHANT...  61 

MEMORABLE  DAYS 69 

VICTORY  FOR  CONSTITUTIONAL  GOVERNMENT..  77 

NEED  OF  PARTY  ORGANIZATION 86 

* 

OPENING  OF  THE  REPUBLICAN  WOMEN'S  CLUB....  101 

Ft  NDAMENTALS ....  105 

WOMEN  IN  POLITICAL  OFFICE..  112 

OIR  NATIONAL  CITY 119 

A  LOOK  AHEAD...  135 

CLUB  SONGS 143 

FARCE,  "THE  COUNCIL  OF  1950"....  ...155 


DEDICATED  TO 

FLORENCE  HARDING 

WIFE  OF  THE   FIRST  PRESIDENT 

TO   BE  ELECTED   BY   ALL    THE    PEOPLE 

AS  PROVIDED  IN  THE  NINETEENTH  AMENDMENT 

TO  THE    CONSTITUTION  OF  THE  UNITED   STATES 


Politics  and  Tea 

"//  all  that  has  been  said  by  orators  and  poets  since  the  creation  of  the 
world  in  praise  of  women  were  applied  to  the  women  of  America,  it  would  not 
do  them  justice  for  their  conduct  during  this  war" — LINCOLN. 

A  SQUARE  OR  TWO  from  the  main  business  district  of 
Minneapolis,  well  back  from  the  street  in  a  fence- 
enclosed  yard  of  lawn  and  shrubbery  and  large  shade 
trees,  there  stands  a  long,  rambling  two-story  building  with  a 
dark  gray  stucco  exterior — quite  unusual  for  this  busy  section 
of  the  city.  Originally  a  home,  it  later  became  absorbed 
by  business,  and  now  large  wings  completely  submerge  its 
early  identity.  Tall  trees  cast  their  leafy  shade  over  the 


REPUBLICAN   WOMEN'S   CLUB   HOUSE 
At  "The  Sign  of  the  Red  Elephant" 

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house,  their  only  companions  the  neighboring  sky  scrapers. 
The  shrubbery  half  conceals  a  Japanese  garden  which  sug- 
gests many  possibilities  for  the  summer  time.  The  concrete 
pool-basin,  the  bed  of  a  tiny  creek,  a  rustic  bridge,  a  grotto, 
rude  statuary  and  the  umbrella-covered  tea-tables  which 
remain  of  this  former  garden  are  suggestive  of  future 
possibilities  for  political  tea-parties,  campaign  rallies, 
stump  speeches  and  the  like, — for  this  is  the  home  of  the 
Republican  Women's  Club,  proclaimed  by  a  sign  in  red 
with  gold  lettering,  upon  the  wall  of  the  house,  and  by  "the 

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Sign  of  the  Red  Elephant"  which  hangs  over  the  oriental 
gate,  and  on  which  one  reads  the  words,  "G.  0.  P.  Tea  Shop. 
Everybody  Welcome."  This  attractive  exterior  is  matched 
by  an  equally  attractive  interior. 

One's  first  impression  of  this  Political  Club  House  is 
that  of  unusual  charm  and  originality.  It  was  formerly  the 
Craftshop  of  John  S.  Bradstreet  where  fine  and  rare  furniture, 
cabinets  and  other  interior  furnishings  were  made  in  one  of 
the  most  artistic  and  beautiful  Crafthouses  in  the  country. 
Unusual  panelling  on  walls  and  ceiling,  insets  of  bas-relief 
carved  in  wood,  all  in  tones  of  brown,  occasionally  inter- 
blended  with  gray  and  gree'n,  display  the  hand  of  the  master 
workman  that  lingered  lovingly  over  a  finished  piece  of 
creative  effort.  The  windows  oddly  and  differently  paned, 
give  a  soft  and  rather  subdued  lighting  effect  and  with 
introductions  of  artistic  and  richly  colored  glass,  form  one 
of  the  chief  attractions. 

Into  this  somewhat  somber  back-ground  bright  color 
schemes  have  been  introduced  in  brilliant  orange,  red  and 
gold,  and  there  is  the  ineffable  charm  of  an  atmosphere  that  is 
homelike.  On  the  ground  floor  is  the  office  of  the  President 
of  the  Club,  Mrs.  William  Wallace  Remington — a  charming 
room  in  brown  and  old  blue.  Here  the  efficient  Executive 
Secretary,  Mrs.  Lyman  T.  Parker,  looks  after  the  business  of 
the  Club.  Upon  the  wall  hang  portraits  of  Washington,  Lin- 

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coin,  Roosevelt,  President  Harding  and  Vice  President  Cool- 
idge,  Governor  Preus  of  Minnesota,  and  Mayor  Leach  of 
Minneapolis. 

In  the  east  wing  there  is  a  spacious  lounge  well  supplied 
with  comfortable  chairs,  couches,  tables,  reading  lamps, 
books  and  magazines.  Here  the  friends  and  patrons  of  the 
Tea  Shop  pass  a  pleasant  hour  or  two  waiting  for  friends, 
reading  or  visiting.  This  wing  also  contains  a  private  dining 
room  and  a  lunch-counter,  where  a  horse-shoe  shaped  table 
and  high  stools  facilitate  the  speedy  despatch  of  the  American 
business  man's  lunch. 

Back  of  the  main  entrance  hall  a  dining  room  in  brown 
and  orange  with  a  frieze  in  graceful  design  of  tan,  blue,  and 
gold  figures,  which  coloring  is  repeated  in  the  furnishings,  is 
reserved  for  various  Club  Committees.  A  broad  staircase 
leads  to  the  Committee  Headquarters  of  the  Hennepin  County 
Republican  Women.  The  west  wing  contains  two  large  dining 
rooms  and  a  Forum  or  Assembly  room.  In  these  dining  rooms 
daily  cafeteria  lunches  and  dinners  of  excellent  quality  are 
served  to  patrons.  The  plain  long  pine  tables  and  chairs  are 
attractively  painted  green  with  trimmings  of  Pompeiian  red. 
The  furnishings  of  these  rooms  include  many  unusual 
features  such  as  red  Japanese  lanterns,  coolie  hats,  elephants, 
flaming  poppies,  vines  and  trellises  on  walls,  and  charming 
windows  deeply  recessed. 

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The  Forum  is  perhaps  the  most  distinctive  room  of  all.  It 
was  modelled  after  an  old  Italian  Chapel  with  Gothic  lines 
and  a  high  vaulted  ceiling.  Interesting  mural  decorations 
enrich  the  walls;  an  old  fireplace  of  artistic  design  and  inlay, 
is  guarded  on  either  side  by  a  large  elephant  head  whose  be- 
jewelled eyes  and  crowns  are  electrically  lighted.  The 
furnishings  of  this  room  are  stately  and  dignified.  They  form 
an  appropriate  setting  to  the  political  programmes  given  at 
the  weekly  Friday  Forum.  These  activities  are  a  part  of  an 
extensive  program  of  political  education  which  has  been 
carried  on  at  the  new  Club  House. 


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Political  Education 

'"The  foundation  of  the  Stale  is  the  Education  of  its  Youth." 

r\  UR  POLITICAL  STUDY  was  classified  under  four 
major  departments  of  study,  including  International, 
National,  State  and  Municipal  Affairs.  During  the  season 
of  Political  Education,  classes  in  these  departments  hold  bi- 
monthly and  weekly  meetings. 

The  Department  of  International  Affairs  has  had  an  un- 
usually wide  field  for  study  in  the  subjects  under  discussion 
at  the  Peace  Conference  in  Washington,  such  as  the  Far-east- 
ern Question,  Reduction  of  Armament,  Our  Foreign  Policy, 


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the  Monroe  Doctrine,  Foreign  Treaties  and  the  League  of 
Nations. 

Some  of  the  most  interesting  speakers  for  this  department 
were,  Dr.  John  F.  Downey  on  "China's  Political  and  Econo- 
mic Needs,"  Mrs.  Carl  Schlenker,  on  the  "Anglo-  Japanese 
Alliance,"  Dr.  A.  A.  Bruce  of  the  College  of  Law,  State  Uni- 
versity, on  "National  Race  Problems",  and  Miss  Keith  Clark, 
on  the  International  Problems  relating  to  the  Peace  Confer- 
ence in  Washington.  There  were  some  very  helpful  round- 
table  discussions  in  which  the  different  members  freely  took 
part.  Such  discussions  proved  to  be  of  great  value  and  in- 
terest. 

The  Department  of  International  Affairs  has  been  con- 
ducted under  the  leadership  of  Mrs.  William  A.  Gordon, 
Chairman,  Mrs.  Clarence  A.  Paulson  and  Mrs.  H.  A.  Tuttle, 
Vice  Chairmen,  and  Mrs.  George  B.  Keenan,  Secretary. 

The  Department  of  National  Affairs  has  been  no  less  im- 
portant, with  the  Tariff,  Taxation,  Law-Enforcement,  the 
Panama  Canal  Tolls  bill,  Shepard-Towner  bill,  the  Great 
Lakes  to  the  Ocean-Deep  Waterways  project,  and  the  Agri- 
cultural interests  all  crowding  for  first  place  in  topics  of 
national  import.  All  of  these  matters  have  been  closely 
studied,  and  speakers  of  authority  secured  to  lecture  on  them. 
The  papers  prepared  and  read  by  the  class  members  have 
been  of  exceptional  merit. 

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Mrs.  George  L.  Buffington  acted  as  chairman  of  the  De- 
partment of  National  Affairs,  ably  assisted  by  Miss  Ruth 
Rosholt  and  Mrs.  W.  I.  Gray,  Vice  Chairmen,  and  Mrs.  Glen 
Waters,  Secretary.  This  department  was  also  addressed  by 
Mrs.  Carl  Schlenker  on  the  "Anglo-  Japanese  Alliance,"  and 
by  Miss  Keith  Clark,  of  St.  Paul,  on  "Political  Background," 
in  which  she  referred  to  the  Constitution  of  the  United  States 
as  the  warp  of  our  national  weave.  Mrs.  F.  E.  Cobb  gave  a 
very  interesting  paper  on  the  Great  Lakes  to  the  Ocean  Deep- 
Waterways  project,  being  a  report  of  an  important  all-day 
meeting  at  the  State  Capitol  in  St.  Paul  on  this  subject.  Mrs. 
Savage,  wife  of  Professor  Savage  of  the  State  University, 
spoke  on  the  "Growth  of  Federal  Power."  Miss  Monica  Lang- 
try  discussed  the  Panama  Canal  Tolls  bill  which  was  passed 
by  the  U.  S.  Senate.  This  committee  sent  a  resolution  to  Con- 
gress urging  its  defeat  in  the  House. 

Miss  Ruth  Rosholt  presented  a  list  of  "Ready  Refer- 
ences" for  the  National  Affairs  Department. 

In  the  department  of  State  Affairs,  interest  has  centered 
largely  upon  the  work  of  the  last  Legislature,  the  history  of 
the  State,  Child  Welfare  and  Education,  Educational, 
Correctional,  and  Penal  Institutions  as  directed  by  the  State 
Board  of  Control,  and  the  Board  of  Visitors.  These  subjects 
have  been  presented  by  several  speakers.  Hon.  J.  B.  Gilfillan, 
a  Minnesota  Territorial  Pioneer,  addressed  the  first  meeting 

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1.  MRS.   LOWUY 

2.  MRS.    BARNEY 

3.  MRS.  NICHOLSON 

4.  MRS.  FOWLER 


5.  MRS.  STABECK 

«.  MRS.  BCUi: 

7.  MRS.  SHl'LL 

8.  MRS.  McGRK 


9.  MRS.  SPAFFORD 

10.  MRS.   DOUGLAS 

11.  MRS.  CAItl'RNTER 

12.  MRS.  EUICKSON 


1.  MRS.  BENNETT 

2.  MRS.  Gl'TTERSON 

3.  MUS.  POEKLEK 

4.  MUS.  SEA  RLE 


MRS.  CONKEY 
MRS.  SIMPSON 
MRS.  GORDON 
MRS.  STRONG 


9.  MISS  HOLRROOK 

10.  MRS.   GODFREY 

11.  MRS.  SHERMAN 

12.  MRS.  FOQUE 


1.  MRS.  WARREN 

2.  MISS  GARDNER 

3.  MRS.  CROSBY 

4.  MRS.  BUFFINGTON 


MKS.  LA  DU 

MRS.  JONES 

MRS.  LOYE 

MRS.  BERMAN 


9.  MRS.  SCRIVER 

10.  MRS.  PARKER 

It.  MRS.  REMINGTON 

13.  MRS.  REED 


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on  early  territorial  and  state  history.  Mrs.  Nathaniel  Mc- 
Carthy and  Mrs.  Blanch  La  Du,  appointed  respectively  to  the 
State  Board  of  Visitors  and  the  State  Board  of  Control,  gave 
instructive  talks  on  the  work  of  their  boards.  Mrs.  La  Du  has 
caught  a  wonderful  vision  of  service  and  every  one  rejoices 
that  so  fine  a  woman  has  been  placed  in  a  position  to  do  so 
much  good. 

The  last  meeting  of  the  season  was  addressed  by  Mrs. 
Charles  W.  Seaman,  substituting  for  her  husband,  the  United 
States  District  Immigration  Inspector.  She  gave  a  very  able 
address  on  our  Immigration  Problems  both  State  and  Nation- 
al. It  is  clear  that  this  is  one  problem  that  is  far  from  a 
satisfactory  solution,  where  much  work  and  thought  will  be 
required  before  the  foreign  population  of  our  country  is 
properly  located  and  assimilated,  so  that  they  may  become 
important,  progressive  factors  in  our  national  life.  These 
and  other  papers  by  members  of  the  study  groups  made  up  a 
commendable  programme  of  the  season's  work.  Mrs.  V.  C. 
Sherman  is  director  of  this  Department,  and  is  ably  assisted 
by  Mrs.  A.  B.  Loye,  Vice  Chairman,  and  Mrs.  E.  J.  Scriver, 
Secretary. 

No  department  showed  more  zeal  and  energy  than  the 
Department  of  Municipal  Affairs,  under  the  exceptional 
leadership  of  Mrs.  Milton  Guttersen,  Chairman,  Mrs.  F.  H. 


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Barney  and  Mrs.  G.  W.  Patten,  Vice  Chairmen,  and  Mrs.  P. 
M.  Ingold,  Secretary. 

The  most  important  matter  studied  by  this  committee 
was  the  charter  situation  in  Minneapolis,  which  was  thor- 

oughly investigated  from  every  angle.  Considerable  time  was 
spent  with  questionnaires  sent  to  various  city  officials  and 
members  of  boards.  Progressive  types  of  modern  city  char- 
ters were  followed.  The  committee  had  access  to  the  latest 
news  of  civic  importance  in  the  National  Municipal  League 
Magazine;  studied  the  Hare  system  of  Proportional  Repre- 
sentation and  gave  particular  attention  to  the  City  Manager 
plan  of  Municipal  government. 

Mrs.  Walter  Marcley  addressed  the  department  at  its 
first  meeting  on  "Our  old  and  the  new  City  Charter."  Mr. 
George  M.  Link,  Secretary  of  the  Board  of  Estimate  and 
Taxation,  gave  a  most  clarifying  talk  on  City  Finance.  Mr. 
Frank  L.  Olson,  Director  of  Municipal  Research  of  the  Civic 
and  Commerce  Association,  spoke  of  various  phases  of  our 
present  city  government  with  wholesome  suggestions  for 
improvement.  Professor  William  Anderson,  of  the  Govern- 
mental Research  Department  of  the  State  University,  is  a 
man  who  knows  municipal  government  thoroughly  and  gave 
the  Municipal  Affairs  Department  much  food  for  thought 
in  his  talks.  Mrs.  W.  W.  Remington  gave  a  chart  talk  on  the 
Council-Manager  Plan  of  government.  Mr.  C.  F.  Keyes 

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1.  MRS.   G.   W.    PATTEN         3.     MRS.  CLARENCE  A.  PAULSON 

2.  MISS  RUTH   ROSHOLT      4.     MRS.  GLEN  WATERS 

spoke  on  Education  from  the  financial  point  of  view.  As 
president  of  the  Board  of  Estimate  and  Taxation,  Mr.  Keyes 
has  taken  part  in  considerable  discussion  and  contro- 
versy between  the  Board  of  Estimate  and  the  School  Board. 
The  members  of  this  department  came  to  the  conclusion  tha,t 
such  controversies  would  persist  until  a  better  system  of  city 
finance  and  a  better  understanding  of  the  needs  of  our  edu- 
cational system  prevail. 

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Mr.  Charles  E.  Purdy  and  Mrs.  Wilbur  F.  Decker,  as 
members  of  the  School  Board,  made  valuable  suggestions 
on  the  educational  needs  of  Minneapolis. 

This  department  of  study  also  conducted  round-table 
discussions,  in  which  the  various  members  freely  took  part. 
It  is  anticipated  that  the  Municipal  Affairs  Department  will 
grow  in  importance  and  assume  the  position  of  one  of  the 
Club's  leading  activities. 


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Tke  Friday  Forum 

"The  noblest  motive  is  the  public  good" — VIRGIL. 

THE  MOST  POPULAR  ACTIVITY  of  the  Republican 
Women's  Club  has  been  the  weekly  Friday  Forums  at 
two  o'clock  followed  by  a  short  Tea-hour  at  which  a  delight- 
ful friendliness  between  members  has  been  promoted  and  a 
spirit  of  real  harmony  added  to  that  of  service.  These 
meetings  have  been  free  and  open  to  anyone  interested.  Many 
of  the  club  members  have  lunched  informally  on  Friday 
noons.  At  such  times  groups  of  women  are  obesrved  here  and 
there,  absorbed  in  some  political  question  which  they 
are  discussing  with  animation.  'Tis  the  dawn  of  a  new 
era.  The  nature  of  the  Friday  Forums  has  been  changed 
to  suit  the  seasonal  demand.  During  campaigns,  speak- 
ers on  campaign  issues,  candidates  for  office,  and  party 
policies,  have  been  given  first  attention.  During  the 
winter  of  1920-1921  the  following  subjects  were  pre- 
sented: "American  Citizenship  via  Europe,"  by  Dr.  Edward 
A.  Steiner,  Professor  of  Applied  Christianity,  Grinnell  Col- 
lege, Iowa;  "The  Pacific  Situation",  Miss  Clark;  "Our  For- 
eign Policy",  Professor  A.  J.  Lobb;  "The  Administration  at 
Washington",  Mrs.  F.  M.  Warren ; "The  Shepard-Towner  Bill" 
and  "The  State  and  the  Child",  Mr.  William  Hodson;  "Amer- 
ican State  Legislatures",  Professor  J.  S.  Young;  "Internation- 
al Reduction  of  Armaments",  Miss  Keith  Clark;  "Potential 
American  Citizens",  Mary  Stewart,  Junior  Division  Depart- 

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ment  of  Labor,  Washington  D.  C.  "Immigration,"  by  Dr. 
C.  A.  Prosser;  "Present  Status  of  Education  in  Minnesota," 
by  Hon.  W.  I.  Nolan,  Speaker  of  the  Minnesota  House  of 
Representatives.  Two  Municipal  programmes  of  special 
interest  because  of  the  movement  for  a  new  City  Charter 
were  Judge  C.  J.  Rockwood's  presentation  of  the  Mayor- 
Council  Plan  and  Mrs.  W.  W.  Remington  on  the  Manager- 
Council  Plan.  Professor  William  Anderson  of  the  State 
University  also  gave  an  address  on  "Progress  of  Government 
in  American  Cities."  Mrs.  Clarence  P.  Stemble,  a  popular 
local  lecturer  on  Current  Events,  gave  a  series  of  talks  at  the 
Friday  Forums  on  "Current  Political  Events." 

A  most  inspiring  programme  was  given  on  ArmisticeV 
,  Mrs.  Augustus  L.  Searle  presiding.  Three  members  01 
the  Minneapolis  Symphony  Orchestra  gave  an  artistic  musi- 
cal programme  at  the  opening.  Professor  J.  S.  Young 
spoke  eloquently  of  "World  Cooperation,"  and  Rev.  Phillip 
C.  Osgood,  rector  of  St.  Mark's,  delivered  a  stirring  address 
appropriate  to  the  day,  full  of  the  spiritual  vision  of  a  new 
and  higher  brotherhood,  sounding  the  key  note  of  woman's 
mission  in  politics.  This  must  indeed  be  woman's  part,  to 
bring  a  deeper  spirituality  into  the  affairs  of  government. 
Such  contribution  must  come  somehow  if  American  govern- 
ment shall  endure  upon  the  solid  foundation  upon  which  it 
was  laid.  That  which  is  sacred  in  the  history  of  American 

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government  is  justice,  liberty,  and  equality, — not  of  posses- 
sion nor  of  reward,  but  of  opportunity  and  service.  Only 
strong  national  character  can  perpetuate  these  principles — 
and  national  character  has  no  strength  without  God. 

"For,  brethren,  ye  have  been  called  unto  liberty,  only 
use  not  liberty  for  an  occasion  to  the  flesh,  but  by  love 
serve  one  another." 

The  Friday  Forums  closed  for  the  year  with  a  Christmas 
programme  under  the  able  direction  of  Mrs.  John  F.  Downey. 

Young  folks  from  Wells  Memorial  gave  an  attractive  Christ-/ 

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mas  pantomime  with  recitations.  Carols  were  delightfully 
sung  by  thirty  pupils  of  the  West  High  Glee  Club  under  the 
masterly  direction  of  Mr.  Earl  L.  Baker.  Vocal  selections 
from  local  artists  added  to  the  pleasure  of  this  and  several 
other  Friday  programmes.  Those  who  gave  musical  numbers 
were,  Miss  Mildred  Langtry,  Miss  Lola  Lulsdorf,  Mrs.  B. 
De  Vries,  Mrs.  McElroy  Johnston,  and  Elmer  and  Louise 
Schoettle.  It  would  be  difficult  to  find  a  more  delightful 
setting  for  Christmas  festivities  than  the  Club  House,  whose 
decorations  of  dark  green  and  red  made  an  admirable  back- 
ground for  the  green  branches  of  many  Christmas  trees. 
These  Friday  Forum  Programmes  and  all  study  courses  and 
lectures  were  given  free  to  the  club  women  and  their  friends. 
To  Mrs.  Augustus  L.  Searle's  efficiency  and  artistic  taste 
the  club  is  deeply  indebted  for  the  excellent  management 

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of  the  Open  Meeting  on  September  23rd,  and  the  subse- 
quent Friday  Forums  during  September,  October,  and  a 
part  of  November.  As  Chairman  of  the  Friday  Forums,  Mrs. 
Searle  presided  at  each  of  these  meetings  and  rendered  a 
much  appreciated  service.  Mrs.  H.  S.  Conkey  was  Vice-chair- 
man to  Mrs.  Searle.  At  all  times  she  gave  the  most  unselfish 
and  dependable  service.  Mrs.  Conkey  also  acted  as  Chairman 
of  the  Tea  Hour  arrangements  which  introduced  a  weekly  so- 
cial gathering  after  the  Forum.  Mrs.  Walter  Douglas  arranged 
the  decorations  for  the  formal  Opening.  Chrysanthemums, 
salvia  and  rich  autumn  foliage  found  a  happy  setting. 
Autumn  fruits,  oak  and  grape  leaves  made  festive  aisles 
down  the  length  of  the  many  tables.  This  political  Club 
House  is  unique  in  its  opportunities  for  civic  work,  and  offers 

full  exercise  for  the  femin- 
ine view-point  in  politics. 
The  excellent  food  is  the  re- 
sult of  high  standards  under 
the  splendid  management 
of  Mrs.  Edith  M.  Jones, 
whose  devotion  to  her  ideals 
of  service  is  remarkable. 
There  are  daily  hostesses  \ 
from  the  different  wards  / 
and  precincts,  and  there  is 
everywhere  apparent  a  con- 


MRS.  EDITH  M.  JONES 


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-/oZr*ve.r    and   Jea, 


tagious  spirit  of  a  new  and  practical  vision  in  public  service. 
Home  and  politics  are  here  met  together  and  the  quality  of 
fineness  is  not  strained. 

It  is  almost  incredible  that  the  entire  financial  burden 
of  this  Club  House  has  been  met  by  the  women  alone.  The 
fact  that  so  many  women,  inexperienced  in  business,  could 
effect  such  an  arrangement  and  carry  it  on  to  financial  success 
by  contributing  their  talents  and  service,  has  been  regarded  as 
a  fair  indication  of  the  economy  and  efficiency  that  women 
may  be  trusted  to  render  when  they  serve  their  country  or 
city,  officially.  To  Mrs.  Walter  Douglas  belongs  the  credit 
of  the  original  and  beautiful  interior  arrangement  and  decor- 
ations at  the  Red  Elephant.  With  rare  talent  and  ingenuity 
she  accomplished  at  a  minimum  cost  an  appearance  of  real 
elegance.  As  Chairman  of  the  Tea-Shop  Committee,  Mrs. 
Horace  Lowry  created  an  unusual  esprit  de  corps  among  the 
tea  shop  workers.  With  rare  tact  she  has,  by  example, 
imbued  the  women  of  her  committees  with  a  love  of  service, 
to  which  so  much  of  the  success  of  the  Tea  Shops  is  due.  The 
Club  is  deeply  indebted  to  all  those  women  who  have  volun- 
tarily stood  for  hours  behind  coffee  urns  and  food  counters, 
serving  with  a  willing,  patriotic  spirit.  Volunteer  workers 
have  also  assisted  as  hostesses,  and  have  faithfully  taken  a 


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day  each  week  for  periods  of  many  months  for  this  often 
wearisome  task,  Mrs.  Marion  D.  Shutter  has  with  signal  de 
votion  served  as  Chairman  of  Hostesses  for  both  the  Club 

House  and  the  Tea  Shop  on  Ninth 
Street.  Miss  Mary  Huston  has 
for  the  past  year  been  the  per- 
manent hostess  at  the  "Blue  Ele- 
phant." Her  cheery  smile  and 
friendly  manner  greeted  every 
patron.  The  happy  proprietor- 
ship of  Miss  Huston  has  won  her 
the  title  of  "Mrs.  G.  0.  P."  given 
to  her  by  a  youthful  patron  of  the 
"Blue  Elephant."  Mrs.  Wm.  A. 
Gordon  is  the  capable  permanent 
hostess  at  the  "Red  Elephant"- 
who  is  everywhere  helpful,  sym- 
pathetic and  efficient.  She  is 
rapidly  establishing  a  bureau 
of  information,  which  is  a  close 
rival  to  "Ask  Mr.  Foster."  Visit- 
ors frequently  remark  the  spirit 
of  friendly  cooperation  in  all 
Club  activities.  This  is  indeed 
in  Chinese  Costume  our  greatest  asset.  The  plan  of 


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volunteer  hostesses  is  responsible  for  the  unique  atmos- 
phere which  gives  patrons  the  feeling  of  a  home-like  cordial- 
ity which  is  not  found  in  public  eating  places.  Women 
learned  in  war-time  the  value  of  volunteer  service  to 
country — that  same  spirit  has  now  entered  into  their  concep- 
tion of  their  new  responsibilities  as  voting  citizens.  This  new 
idea  of  service  is  the  greatest  inspiration  in  American  poli- 
tics today.  Greater  patriotism  has  no  man  than  that  he  give 
freely  of  himself  for  the  good  of  all. 


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Republican  Women  Organize  in  Minnesota 

"The  History  of  the  World  is  the  Biography  of  Its  Great  Men." 

A  >i  ACCOUNT  of  the  history  of  this  Club  must  include  its 
organization,  the  purpose  of  such  party  organization, 
and  the  reason  for  its  permanent  character.  In  November, 
(  1919,  when  it  was  apparent  the  states  would  soon  ratify  the 
[  Suffrage  Amendment,  the  men's  political  organizations  began 
\  to  think  of  some  way  to  prepare  the  women  for  the  part  they 
must  soon  play  in  political  affairs,  national  as  well  as  state. 
Mrs.  Manley  L.  Fosseen  was  appointed  Chairman  of  the 
Women's  Republican  organization  in  Minnesota.  Because 
of  her  long  experience  as  President  of  the  Dome  Club  of  St. 
Paul,  a  club  composed  of  the  wives  of  the  State  Legislators, 
which  gave  her  an  opportunity  to  thoroughly  know  and  under- 
stand State  Politics  and  Legislative  Procedure,  Mrs.  Fosseen 
was  unusually  well-equipped  for  this  appointment.  She 
soon  began  the  work  of  state  organization  and,  by  much  per- 
sonal sacrifice  and  fullest  devotion  to  her  party,  carried  it 
to  such  success  that  at  the  time  of  the  State  Convention  in 
March  her  organization  of  women  was  completed  in  the  ten 
Congressional  districts,  with  a  chairman  in  each  of  the  eighty- 
six  counties.  In  organizing  Hennepin  County  Mrs.  Fosseen 
conferred  with  a  number  of  Minneapolis  women,  inviting 
them  to  a  luncheon,  as  guests  of  Mr.  Arch  Coleman,  Chair- 
man of  Hennepin  County  Republican  Committee.  At  this 
luncheon  it  was  my  pleasure  to  nominate  Mrs.  Frank  M.  War- 

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MRS.  MANLEY  L.  FOSSEEN 


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an  ea 


ren  as  Chairman  of  the  Republican  Women's  Committee  in 
Hennepin  County.  Mrs.  Warren  had  been  a  leader  in  the  Red 
Cross  and  other  branches  of  war  service.  A  second  wise  choice 
was  here  made.  Mrs.  Warren  has  served  with  distinction  as 
Chairman  of  the  Republican  Women  for  two  years  and  has 
set  a  standard  of  conduct  and  character  for  women  in  politics 
that  cannot  be  excelled.  To  Mrs.  Warren  are  due  the  profound 
thanks  of  her  city  and  district  for  the  noble  work  she  has 
accomplished.  She  has  given  untold  service  and  during 
campaigns  worked  night  and  day  with  unflagging  energy  and 
good-will  for  the  preservation  of  the  principles  of  constitu- 
tional government.  She  has  made  the  path  of  party  service 
plain.  She  has  worked  in  harmony  with  all,  while  preserving 
her  own  independence.  Those  who  follow  her  will  be  inspired 
to  emulate  this  example  of  America's  best  womanhood  serv- 
ing "in  politics."  In  March,  1920,  the  Republican  Women 
of  Minneapolis  had  their  first  experience  in  County  and  State 
Conventions.  The  State  Legislature  had  granted  to  the  women 
of  Minnesota,  Presidential  Suffrage.  The  passage  of  the  19th 
Amendment  on  June  4th,  1919,  and  the  rapid  ratification  bv 
states  seemed  to  assure  the  ratification  of  the  necessary  two- 
thirds  of  the  states  in  time  for  the  exercise  of  full  suffrage 
at  the  November  elections.  Considerable  excitement 
prevailed  among  the  women  over  their  new  privileges.  The 
Hennepin  County  Republican  Women's  Committee  was 

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largely  represented  in  the  State  delegation  in  St.  Paul.  There 
was  much  satisfaction  among  the  women  when  Mrs.  Fosseen 
was  elected  a  delegate-at-large  to  the  Republican  National 
Convention  to  be  held  in  Chicago  the  following  June. 

The  women  of  the  State  accepted  this  distinction  with 
just  pride  in  Mrs.  Fosseen,  who  had  now  become  a  national 
figure.  The  He,nnepin  County  Republican  Women's  Com- 
mittee had  rented  quarters  in  the  Meyers  Arcade  on  Nicollet 
Avenue.  These  rooms  now  began  to  hum  with  important 
plans,  meetings  and  daily  conferences.  Literature  poured 
in.  A  speaker's  bureau  was  established  under  the  direction 
of  Mrs.  E.  J.  Scriver,  while  Mrs.  Chas.  A.  Reed,  Vice-chair- 
man of  the  Republican  Women's  Committee  met  all  the  re- 
quirements for  an  efficient  business  manager.  It  soon  became 
evident  to  the  new  leaders  that  there  was  every  need  for  a 
large  club  of  republican  women.  Accordingly  plans  were 
made.  Mrs.  Warren  sent  invitations  to  over  five  thousand 
women  to  attend  a  meeting  at  the  Garrick  Theater  at  ten 
o'clock  on  Wednesday  morning,  May  twenty-sixth,  for  the 
purpose  of  organizing  a  city-wide  Republican  Women's  Club. 

There  was  a  response  from  five  hundred  or  more  women 
who  signed  as  charter  members.  Mrs.  W.  I.  Carpenter, 
as  chairman  of  the  nominating  committee  presented  the  fol- 
lowing slate  which  was  unanimously  elected  —  for  President, 
Mrs.  W.  W.  Remington;  First  Vice-  President,  Mrs.  David  F. 

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Simpson;  Secretary,  Mrs.  E.  E.  Nicholson;  Treasurer,  Mrs. 

Charles  R.  Fowler;   Corresponding  Secretary,  Miss  M.  A. 

Cooley.     Mrs.  V.  C.  Sherman  presented  a  Constitution  and 

By-Laws  which  were  adopted. 

Mrs.  Calvin  Mooers,  Mrs.  M.  B.  Lewis,  Mrs.  T.  B.  Wells 

and  Dr.  Ethel  Hurd  are 
charter  and  honorary  mem- 
bers of  our  club.  They  have 
been  Republicans  since  Lin- 
coln's administration. 

It  has  been  noteworthy 
that  a  large  number  of 
women  who  have  led  in 
political  organizations  re- 
ceived their  first  public 
training  in  the  Federated 
Women's  Clubs.  The  Re- 


MRS.  CALVIN   MOOERS, 
a  "Lincoln   Republican 


publican    Women's    Club    has    now    passed    through    three 
hard-fought  campaigns.    To  this  and  to  other  Republican 
Women's  organizations  in  the  state  much  of  the  credit  has  \ 
been  given  for  having  saved  our  city  and  state  from  social- / 
istic  control.    Whatever  share  of  credit  is  theirs,  the  women 


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have  without  doubt  been  entirely  unselfish  and  disinterested 
in  such  service  as  they  have  rendered.  They  have  satisfac- 
torily demonstrated  their  understanding  of  the  full  rights  of 
citizenship.  They  have  met  their  responsibilities  thoughtfully 
and  studiously,  with  an  abundance  of  enthusiasm  and  patri- 
otism. 

The  dues  of  the  Club  were  fixed  at  a  nominal  figure  in 
order  that  no  Republican  woman  might  be  barred  who  wished 
to  join.  From  the  first  there  has  been  a  spirit  of  real  democ- 
racv. 


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The  Sign  of  the  Blue  Elephant 

"Assume  to  mark  a  man  as  one  to  be  shunned  or  despised  and  he  will  re- 
treat within  himszlf  and  though  your  cause  be  naked  truth  itself,  your  lance 
shall  never  pierce  him." — LINCOLN. 

T  7"ERY  SOON  plans  were  under  way  for  opening  a  Tea 
Shop.  Miss  Allyce  Archibald,  chairman  of  Public  Ac- 
tivities, Mrs.  Horace  Lowry,  Mrs.  Chas.  R.  Fowler,  Mrs.  F.  M. 
Warren,  and  others,  arranged  for  the  lease  and  extensive 
repairs  on  an  old,  gray  stone  house  on  9th  Street,  the  former 
Christian  home.  An  impossible  task  seemed  to  confront  the 
club — but  in  spite  of  many  obstacles,  a  hot  summer  and  an 
absorbing  campaign,  plans  went  merrily  on.  To  Mrs.  Wm.  C. 
Shull  and  Mrs.  E.  E.  Nicholson  much  praise  is  due  for  the 
long  days  they  spent  in  real  labor,  painting  oil-cloth  covered 
tables  in  yellow  and  blue,  with  tiny  blue  elephants  marching 
around  the  borders,  and  in  painting  benches  and  woodwork. 
The  whole  plan  was  put  upon  a  simple  and  economical  basis. 
Dainty  cretonne  curtains,  pictures,  wicker  chairs,  and  plants 
gave  this  old  house  an  attractive  and  chic  appearance.  Two 
committee  rooms  were  furnished  on  the  second  floor  by  the 
aid  of  generous  contributions.  The  effect  was  that  of  Green- 
wich Village.  It  would  be  impossible  to  describe  the  joy  and 
satisfaction  which  the  women  experienced  in  finding  their 
venture  was  an  assured  success. 

On  September  the  seventh,  the  opening  day,  the  first 
luncheon  was  served.    Speeches  were  made  by  Mayor  Meyers 

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and  others.  On  September  eighth  the  Club  had  the 
distinguished  honor  of  entertaining  Mrs.  Harding  at  tea 
at  the  "Blue  Elephant."  Mrs.  Harding  graciously  admired 
everything  about  the  G.  0.  P.  Tea-Shop  and  whispered  to  one 

of  the  ladies  in  her  party, 
"Now  Mandy  do  get  some 
ideas" — but  not  too  low  for 
the  quickened  ears  of  those 
near  by,  who  loved  her  for 
this  spontaneous,  feminine 
touch. 

Following  this  happy 
hour  at  the  Tea  Shop  a  re- 
ception was  given  for  Mrs. 
Harding,  at  the  Curtis 
Hotel,  by  the  Republican 
Women's  Club  where  over 
three  thousand  women  met 
the  next  "first  lady"  of  the  United  States.  Mrs.  Harding's 
gracious  and  cordial  manner  won  all  hearts.  Her  willing- 
ness to  pose  for  pictures  with  groups  of  local  women  and  to 
carry  out  any  plan  that  had  been  made  for  her  entertainment 
were  indicative  of  her  truly  democratic  spirit  and  generous 
personality. 

Senator  Harding  was  greeted  by  the  largest  crowd  that 
ever  assembled  at  the  State  Fair  Grounds — a  remarkable 
tribute  to  a  man  who  until  his  nomination  was  practically 
unknown  to  Minnesota. 


MRS.   II AUDI NG 

On  the  Steps  of  the  "lUiie  Elephant" 


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During  the  fall  campaign,  the  G.  0.  P.  Tea  Shop  or 
"Blue  Elephant",  became  a  very  busy  and  popular  place. 
Stump  speeches,  noonday  speeches,  afternoon  and  evening 
speeches  crowded  fast  into  the  weeks  and  days  prior  to  the 
election  in  November. 

It  was  vastly  entertaining  to  watch  the  way  'polities'  was 
beginning  to  'take'.  Hesitatingly  they  came,  not  quite  ap- 
proving, singeing  their  traditional  prejudices  in  the  white 
light  of  a  new  service,  and,  like  the  moth,  returning  again  — 
to  this  new  melting-pot  of  'Politics  and  Tea'.  They  came 
singly  so  that  none  of  their  friends  would  see  them  indulg- 
ing in  this  new  form  of  'depravity.'  They  came  again  to 
show  their  friends  their  discovery,  —  something  new  —  far 
more  fascinating  than  Bridge  or  crocheted  bed-spreads. 

Very  soon  the  reputation  for  our  good  food  went  abroad. 
One  lady  expressed  a  volume  of  approval  when  she  exclaim- 
ed, "I  certainly  trust  your  hash".  It  was  wildly  exciting  to 
our  ''Mrs.  G.  0.  P."  to  watch  one  man's  Bolshevistic  ideas 
gradually  dissolve  under  the  grateful  influence  of  honest  food 
and  good  cheer  —  like  the  sugar  he  put  in  his  tea. 

In  June,  1920,  a  group  of  women  from  the  Republican 
Women's  Club  went  to  the  National  Republican  Convention 
in  Chicago,  Mrs.  Manley  L.  Fosseen  going  as  one  of  the  four 
Minnesota  delegates-at-large.  It  was  a  remarkable  and  thrill- 
ing experience  for  those  who  had  never  attended  a  National 

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Convention.  Women  of  national  prominence  spoke  from  the 
platform.  Their  speeches  were  short,  and  to  the  point, — 
a  revelation  to  the  delegates. 

One  of  the  most  brilliant  four-minute  speeches  ever 
heard  at  a  national  convention  was  that  in  which  Mrs.  Douglas 
Robinson,  sister  of  Colonel  Theodore  Roosevelt,  seconded 
the  nomination  of  General  Leonard  Wood. 

The  Minnesota  women,  about  thirty  in  number,  gave  a 
dinner  in  honor  of  Mrs.  Fosseen  at  one  of  the  clubs,  after 
which  automobiles  carried  the  entire  party  to  the  home  of 
General  Wood,  where  they  were  most  cordially  received.  The 
General  spoke  earnestly  and  impressively,  inspiring  his 
guests  with  confidence  in  his  sincerity  and  great  ability. 
General  Wood,  then  requested  to  hear  from  some  of  the 
women.  Responses  were  made  by  Mrs.  Fosseen,  Mrs.  De  Voist 
of  Duluth,  and  myself. 

At  a  women's  meeting  called  by  Miss  Mary  Garrett  Hay, 
Mrs.  Douglas  Robinson  was  among  the  number  of  notable 
women  who  spoke.  At  this  meeting  she  promised  the  Minn- 
eapolis women  to  come  to  Minneapolis  during  the  campaign. 

After  five  exciting  days,  the  balloting  began.  Before 
many  ballots  were  cast  there  was  a  hopeless  deadlock  between 
Governor  Lowden  and  General  Wood,  until  the  vote  finally 
began  to  fall  away  from  both  candidates,  and  on  the  tenth 
ballot  Senator  Warren  G.  Harding  of  Ohio,  received  the 

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nomination  to  the  Presidency  of  the  United  States.  Calvin 
Coolidge,  of  Boston,  was  later  nominated  to  the  Vice-Presi- 
dency. 

On  June  nineteenth,  the  Republican  Women's  Club  gave 
its  first  large  function — a  luncheon  at  the  Curtis  Hotel,  at- 
tended by  over  five  hundred  women,  at  which  the  speakers 
were  Mrs.  Medill  McCormick,  of  Chicago,  and  Congressman 
Walter  H.  Newton,  of  Minneapolis.  As  the  daughter  of  Mark 
Hanna,  Mrs.  McCormick  had  known  politics  all  her  life. 
Her  eloquent  message,  therefore,  had  a  background  which 
added  strength  to  her  arguments.  Much  interest  and  enthusi- 
asm were  shown  at  this  first  large  political  meeting  for  women. 
The  women  were  taking  the  vote  seriously. 

August    seventh,    another    luncheon    was  given    at  the 

Curtis  Hotel,  at  which  the 
speakers  were  Mrs.  Manley 
L.  Fosseen,  our  State  Chair- 
man, and  Mrs.  Frank  W. 
Dodson,  State  Chairman  for 
women  in  Iowa.  Both  speak- 
ers acquitted  themselves 
with  distinction.  They  es- 
tablished a  standard  for 
women's  political  speeches, 
based  upon  a  real  study  of 
affairs.  The  Republican  Women's  Club  furnished  four 

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speakers  for  the  national  Republican  campaign: — Mrs. 
Fosseen,  Mrs.  Marshall  H.  Coolidge,  Mrs.  Theodore  A.  Wet- 
more  and  myself.  Mrs.  Fosseen  had  been  further  honored 
by  being  appointed  a  member  of  the  National  Republican 
Committee,  and  was  made  Chairman,  with  Senator  H.  S.  New 
of  Indiana,  of  the  National  Speakers'  Bureau.  She  also 
spoke  in  many  states  of  the  Union. 

Mrs.  Fosseen  conceived  the  idea  of  sending  a  Flying 
Squadron  of  five  speakers  into  Oklahoma,  of  which  I  was  a 
member.  We  all  averaged  sixteen  speeches  for  the  week  and 
were  gratified  that  Oklahoma  voted  the  Republican  ticket  for 
the  first  time  in  history.  Mrs.  Coolidge  and  Mrs.  Wetmore 
spoke  in  the  Middle-East.  I  was  sent  to  states  west  of  the 
Mississippi  and  to  the  Pacific  Coast. 

Nowhere  did  I  find  the  women's  work  better  organized, 
nor  giving  more  active  service  than  in  my  own  state.  The 
history  of  Minnesota  has  no  finer  chapter  than  that  which 
shall  some  day  accurately  record  the  part  played  by  her 
women  in  standing  for  constitutional  government  as  against 
the  doctrine  of  radicalism. 


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Memorable  Days 

"Only  the  actions  of  the  Just  smell  siveet  and  blossom  in  the  Dust." 

/^VN  SEPTEMBER  23,  Mrs.  Raymond  Robins  spoke  under 
the  auspices  of  the  Hennepin  County  Republican 
Women's  Committee.  The  meeting  was  held  at  the  Audi- 
torium before  a  large  audience.  Mrs.  Robins  had  been  for 
many  years  identified  as  the  great  friend  of  working  women 


MRS.  DOUGLAS   ROBFNSON 

with  Mrs.   Remington,   Mrs.   Reed  and   Mrs.  Warren 

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and  girls  and  many  such  came,  eager  to  hear  the  message  of  a 
real  friend.  She  spent  a  very  busy  day  making  speeches  at 
the.  factories  and  mills,  and  also  addressed  a  large  noon 
meeting  at  the  Business  Women's  Club. 

Two  meetings  held  under  the  auspices  of  the  Republi- 
can Women's  Club  became  memorable  events  to  all  who  at- 
tended. On  September  30th,  Mrs.  Douglas  Robinson  ful- 
filled her  promise  to  Minneapolis  women.  The  meeting  was 
held  in  the  Auditorium.  The  hall  was  decorated  with  hun- 
dreds of  flags  and  every  seat  taken.  Over  three  thousand 
people  heard  this  eloquent,  inspiring  and  patriotic  woman. 
The  scene  was  just  such  an  one  as  must  often  have  been 
enacted  for  her  illustrious  brother,  Colonel  Theodore  Roose- 
velt, and  in  which  he  had  taken  part  so  many  hundreds  of 
times.  The  spirit  of  his  great  personality  pervaded  the  hall. 
Mrs.  Frank  M.  Warren  and  Mrs.  David  F.  Simpson  also 
spoke  briefly.  It  was  my  great  privilege  to  introduce  Mrs. 
Robinson.  She  was  received  with  a  tremendous  ovation— 
not  only  because  she  was  "Teddy's"  sister,  but  because  she 
is  a  great  woman,  the  highest  type  of  American  womanhood. 

During  my  absence  in  the  West,  while  speaking  for 
the  national  Republican  ticket,  Mrs.  Russell  M.  Bennett,  one 
of  the  Vice-Presidents  of  the  Republican  Women's  Club, 
capably  filled  the  office  of  President.  The  club  put  on  a  big 
rally  at  the  Auditorium  on  October  21st  with  Raymond 

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Robins  as  speaker, 
a  political  triumph. 


It  was  a  truly  wonderful  meeting, — 
Mr.  Robins'  discussion  of  the  League 
of  Nations  was  masterly 
and  convincing.  This  meet- 
ing was  accompanied  by  all 
the  old-time  enthusiasm, 
including  a  brass  band, 
parade  and  flags. 


RAYMOND    ROBINS 


It  may  be  of  interest 
because  of  my  office,  to 
briefly  record  the  outstand- 
ing memories  of  my  nation- 
al campaigning. 

The  most  enthusiastic  meetings  were  held  all  through 
Oklahoma.  In  South  Dakota  I  took  part  in  an  interesting 
debate  with  a  Democratic  woman  from  Illinois,  at  the  Annual 
State  Federation  of  Women's  Clubs,  held  in  Rapid  City. 
Splendid  meetings  were  held  all  through  the  Black  Hills 
where  I  had  the  pleasure  of  closely  trailing  Thomas  Marshall, 
then  Vice-President  of  the  United  States,  getting  press  notes 
on  his  speeches  and  rebutting  them  all  down  the  line,  with 
a  woman's  delight  in  the  last  word. 

Large  and  satisfactory  meetings  at  Spokane  and  Walla 
Walla  were  followed  by  a  strange  meeting  in  San  Francisco, 


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in  which  it  developed  that  I  singly  debated  two  well-known 
attorneys  and  a  red-hot  Wilson-Republican  woman  on  the 
League  of  Nations.  The  other  Republican  speaker  assigned 
to  the  task  carefully  avoided  any  discussion  of  the  points  at 
issue. 

Returning  to  Minneapolis,  I  spent  the  last  week  before 
election  speaking  in  Minnesota  under  the  able  and  thoughtful 
management  of  Mrs.  E.  J.  Scriver,  chairman  of  the  State 
Speakers  Bureau. 

During  Mrs.  Fosseen's  absence  at  Chicago,  Mrs.  Charles 
A.  Reed  of  our  Republican  Women's  Club,  and  Mrs.  J.  H. 
Bishop  of  Thief  River  Falls,  were  in  charge  of  the  State 
work.  Many  of  our  Club  women  were  on  the  State  Speakers 
Bureau;  the  members  of  the  Executive  Board  who  served 
were  Mrs.  V.  C.  Sherman,  Mrs.  Charles  La  Du  and  Mrs. 
David  F.  Simpson.  Mrs.  Martha  Dotzler  did  some  good  cam- 
paigning in  the  Seventh  or  "Volstead"  district.  A  great  fight 
was  on  in  that  district  over  the  return  of  Volstead  to  congress. 
The  issue  was  the  "Volstead  Amendment."  One  of  my  most 
interesting  meetings  was  at  Montevideo  in  the  Seventh  district, 
two  nights  before  election. 

On  October  25th,  Mrs.  Warren  arranged  for  a  meeting 
at  the  Shubert  Theatre,  which  was  a  Welcome  Home  to  sever- 
al of  the  speakers.  The  programme  was  made  up  of  narra- 
tions of  our  experiences  in  campaigning, — my  most  exciting 

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one  having  been  an  impromptu  debate  with  an  Indiana 
Democrat  in  the  observation  car  on  my  return  from  Cali- 
fornia, to  the  great  entertainment  of  the  Pullman  passengers. 

On  October  29th,  the  Club  held  a  large  and  enthusiastic 
meeting  at  the  Blue  Mouse  Theatre  at  which  time  the  Republi- 
can candidates  for  state  offices  spoke.  The  principal  speaker 
was  J.  A.  0.  Preus,  candidate  for  governor.  Intense  excite- 
ment prevailed  during  the  closing  days  of  the  campaign. 

While  we  had  confidently  expected  victory  for  the  Re- 
publicans, no  one  had  been  sanguine  enough  to  predict  the 
landslide  which  the  election  on  November  second  gave  to 
President  Harding  and  the  Republican  ticket  generally. 
The  Presidential  vote  carried  by  a  majority  of  seven  million. 

Nowhere  in  the  United  States  had  there  been  a  more 
intense  campaign  than  in  Minnesota.  The  issue  developed 
strong  lines  of  opposition.  Americanism  versus  Socialism 
was  the  slogan.  In  the  June  primaries  the  women  had  not 
voted.  The  majority  for  Governor  Preus  had  been  7971  over 
the  Socialist  candidate.  In  the  November  elections  when  the 
women  voted,  his  majority  was  134,403.  The  gratitude  of 
Minnesota  belongs  not  only  to  the  Republican  women  in  the 
state  who  helped  to  defeat  radicalism,  but  to  the  many  Demo- 
crats who  voted  finally  for  a  principle  rather  than  for  a  party 
leader.  They  could  not  have  elected  their  candidate.  Every 


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vote  cast  for  him  reduced  the  chances  of  a  majority  for 
Governor  Preus.  They  could  only  save  themselves  from  the 
socialistic  dominance  of  the  Non-Partisan  League  by  voting 
the  Republican  ticket. 

Considering  the  issues  involved,  J.  A.  0.  Preus  was  the 
best  equipped  man  in  Minnesota  for  carrying  the  standard  of 
the  state  to  victory.  His  long  experience  had  given  him  the 
necessary  knowledge  of  practical  politics  without  robbing  him 
of  ideals  of  service  and  that  vision  which  is  necessary  to  re- 
form. 

Louis  L.  Collins,  the  popular  "little  corporal  of  the 
]51st,"  received  an  ovation  at  every  meeting.  His  speeches 
were  sparkling  with  wit  and  full  of  sound  common  sense. 
"Louie"  freely  enjoys  both  the  confidence  and  the  affection 
of  Minnesota. 

When  Warren  G.  Harding  was  nominated  he  was  scarce- 
ly known  to  the  people  west  of  the  Mississippi  river.  He  was 
a  compromise  candidate.  So  was  Abraham  Lincoln,  of  whom 
many  learned  for  the  first  time  after  his  nomination.  Judg- 
ing by  the  past  year,  in  which  his  outstanding  act  is  the  call 
to  the  Peace  Conference,  we  feel  justified  in  entertaining  for 
President  Harding,  the  highest  expectations  for  an  ususually 
successful  administration. 

In  Calvin  Coolidge  everyone  felt  that  those  who  deplore 
the  tendency  to  rather  indifferently  select  a  nominee  for  the 
Vice-presidency,  were  happily  surprised.  Our  Vice-presi- 
dent has  the  mental  vigor  and  courage  of  the  new  school  of 
statesmanship  where  straightforwardness  has  supplanted  the 
old  ideas  of  diplomacy. 

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1.  PRESIDENT  IIAKIUXG 

2.  VICE  PRESIDENT  COOLIDGE 


GOVERNOU   PREUS 

LIEUT.   GOVERNOR   COLLINS 


Victory  lor  Constitutional 
Government 

Abraham  Lincoln,  with  the  same  clear-cut  logic  thai  untangled  the  knot 
of  slavery  from  its  political  entanglements,  once  made  this  prophetic  suggestion 
regarding  the  necessary  attitude  of  all  laborers: 

"The  strongest  bond  of  human  sympathy,  outside  the  family  relation 
should  be  one  uniting  all  working  people,  of  all  nations  and  tongues  and 
kindreds.  Nor  should  this  lead  to  a  war  on  property,  or  the  owners  of  property. 
Property  is  the  fruit  of  labor;  property  is  desirable;  it  is  a  positive  good  in 
the  world.  That  some  should  be  rich  shows  that  others  may  become  rich,  and 
hence  is  just  encouragement  to  industry  and  enterprise.  Let  not  him  who  is 
houseless  pull  down  the  house  of  another  but  let  him  work  diligently  and 
build  one  for  himself,  thus  by  example  assuring  that  his  own  shall  be  safe 
from  violence  when  buili." — From  the  Boston  Post. 

THE  THRIUMP  of  good  government  in  Minnesota  and  a 
national  victory  of  seven  million  majority  called  for 
some  sort  of  demonstration.  The  Republican  women  decided 
to  celebrate.  Accordingly  a  Victory  Party  was  given  on 
November  15th  at  the  Hotel  Leamington  to  nearly  two  thouS' 
and  people.  The  programme  consisted  of  music  and  approp- 
riate speeches.  Those  taking  part  were  Mr.  Arch  Coleman. 
Chairman  of  the  Hennepin  County  Committee,  Mrs.  Frank 
M.  Warren,  Governor  J.  A.  0.  Preus,  Mrs.  Manley  L.  Fosseen 
and  myself.  We  had  won  a  great  victory;  it  was  now 
incumbent  upon  our  party  to  carry  out  its  campaign  promises. 
The  issues  of  the  state  and  national  campaigns  were  both 
fundamental.  In  the  former  constitutional  liberty  was  being 
threatened,  which  gives  to  every  man  the  right  to  the  full 

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enjoyment  of  property  and  individual  religious  belief,  and 
upholds  the  sanctity  of  marriage  and  the  home.  These  things 
are  all  assailed  in  the  theory  of  Socialism — as  any  one  who 
reads  Karl  Murx,  Engels,  Bebel,  Liebknecht,  La  Fargue, 
Lenine,  Trotzky  and  others  can  readily  ascertain.  Class 
rule  is  the  aim  of  the  Marxian  theory;  class  rule  is  the  aim 
of  the  Soviet  under  Lenine.  The  working-man  who  toils  with 
his  hands  is  to  supplant  the  business  man,  the  professional 
man,  the  scholar  and  the  thinker  in  the  new  order  of  things. 
It  is  quite  true  that  fairness  has  been  too  often  forgotten; 
it  is  more  than  true  that  justice  has  many  times  been  made  a 
mockery.  It  is  equally  true  that  under  the  liberty  guaranteed 
by  the  Constitution  of  the  State  and  the  United  States  full 
provision  is  made  or  may  be  made  for  invoking  the  proper 
machinery  and  procedure  that  may  effect  these  much  needed 
reforms.  Before  constitutional  law  all  classes  are  equal— 
the  only  prerequisite  to  a  successful  accomplishment  of 
redress  or  reform  is  the  strength  of  orderly  organization  and 
the  pressure  of  an  enlightened  public  opinion.  Our  country's 
history  for  the  past  fifty  years  is  a  chapter  of  miracles  as 
regards  the  emancipation  of  the  man  who  toils.  In  no 
country  on  the  globe  have  there  been  such  reforms  as  to 
length  of  working  day,  healthful  surroundings,  high  wages, 
liberty  of  organization,  housing,  educational,  social,  and 
moral  advantages,  not  to  mention  the  greatest  of  all,  the 

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equality  of  opportunity  which  makes  it  possible  for  a  man 
in  a  single  generation  to  rise  from  the  lowest  ranks  of  toil 
and  attain  to  the  highest  offices  in  the  land.  These  superior 
advantages  have  attracted  the  attention  of  toilers  all  over  the 
civilized  world.  Millions  of  immigrants  have  passed  through 
the  portals  of  liberty  and  followed  the  road  that  has  led  to 
greater  prosperity  and  happiness  than  they  had  ever  known. 
The  volume  of  immigration  has  increased  to  such  proportions 
that  we  have  at  last  been  confronted  with  a  serious  situation. 
We  are  supporting  greater  numbers  than  we  can  assimilate. 
This  is  a  national  menace  as  it  sets  up  the  ideas  of  alien 
government  within  our  own  borders.  We  are  suffering  from 
national  indigestion  and  mal-assimilation.  These  foreigners 
enjoy  all  the  advantages  of  our  great  American  civilization. 
They  attend  our  schools,  are  employed  in  our  industries;  but 
they  are  un-American.  Alien  they  were,  and  alien  many 
of  them  remain.  Not  only  alien  to  our  language  and  customs, 
but  alien  to  our  mode  of  thought,  to  our  national  purposes 
and  ideals,  to  our  country's  progress,  an  enemy  to  constitu- 
tional liberty.  They  orate  loud  and  long  of  freedom  of 
speech  and  freedom  of  the  press.  Nowhere  in  the  world  is 
there  less  of  either  than  in  Soviet  Russia.  The  time  has 
come  when  we  must  show  our  colors;  we  must  fight  for  the 
principles  we  believe  in;  fight  not  with  the  sword  or  gun  or 
poison  gas,  but  with  reason  and  an  intelligent  exercise  of  the 

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franchise.  The  example  of  North  Dakota  under  the  control 
of  the  Non-Partisan  League,  the  story  of  the  dissipation  of 
state  wealth,  of  the  degeneracy  of  the  educational  system  as 
told  by  Miss  Alice  Neilson,  State  Superintendent  of  Public 
Instruction,  of  the  throttling  of  the  unsympathetic  press  and 
the  general  financial  depression  and  discredit,  made  con- 
vincing campaign  arguments 

Minnesota  voted  to  retain  her  place  in  the  Common- 
wealth of  States.  The  alien  is  welcome  to  our  shores  but 
when  he  takes  up  his  residence  here  he  must  show  a  decent 
respect  for  the  institutions  whose  protection  he  has  sought. 
There  is  no  room  in  our  land,  no,  not  one  inch  of  room  for 
the  Marxian  theory  of  Communism.  The  foreign-American, 
the  hyphenate,  on  our  soil,  must  acknowledge  allegiance  to 
one  flag  only,  —  the  flag  of  American  Freedom. 

This  brings  us  to  a  discussion  of  the  other  issue  in  this 
great  campaign,  and  that,  the  national  issue  of  the  League 
of  Nations.  No  other  nation  that  signed  the  Versailles  docu- 
ment was  given  the  opportunity  for  free,  full  and  deliberate 
discussion  of  the  League  of  Nations  that  the  United  States 
enjoyed.  The  idea  of  a  League  to  enforce  peace  was  begun 
with  the  call  to  the  first  Hague  Conference  under  McKinley 
in  1897  and  continued  in  1907  under  Theodore  Roosevelt. 
Before  the  next  ten  years  had  rolled  around  we  were  in  the 
midst  of  a  great  world  war.  The  Hague  Conference  had  been 

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little  more  than  an  exchange  of  ideas  and  'conversations'. 
The  treaty  guaranteeing  the  neutrality  of  small  nations  in  the 
event  of  hostilities  was  scrapped  on  August  first,  1914  — 
This  ended  all  hope  of  adherence  to  other  terms  of  the  Hague 
engagements.  The  hopes  of  civilization  were  jarred  from 
their  moorings  and  suffering  humanity  shrieked  in  vain 
for  Justice.  What  was  the  matter?  The  Hague  Conference 
had  not  been  backed  by  machinery  necessary  for  enforce- 
ment. Therefore  in  the  deliberations  at  Versailles  the  minds 
of  the  plenipotentiaries  were  made  up  on  one  thing,  —  there 
must  be  force  to  back  the  terms  of  world  peace  and  they  went 
to  the  extreme  on  Article  X.  Our  couptry  must  ever  be  grate- 
ful to  those  statemen  who  led  the  fight  against  this  preposter- 
ous betrayal  of  posterity.  In  the  Taft  theory  of  a  Peace  League 
there  had  been  nothing  analogous  to  Article  X.  There  were 
other  articles  quite  as  inescapable  as  Article  X  in  that  they 
delivered  the  judgment  of  the  signatory  nations  to  a  Supreme 
Council  or  Super-government.  The  counsel  of  our  first  Presi- 
dent, George  Washington,  was  renewed  in  order  to  make 
clear  the  age-old  American  position  of  prudence  and  wisdom 
in  regard  to  foreign  alliances. 

Since  the  days  of  slavery  there  had  not  been  a  more 
hotly  contested  issue.  The  moralities  were  deeply  involved; 
on  the  one  side  was  the  charge  of  a  lack  of  world  vision  and 
the  new  order  of  humanity;  while  on  the  other  was  indignation 

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over  the  Betrayal  of  Versailles.  The  Republican  Party  had 
not  lacked  for  vision  and  sympathy  in  world  affairs,  as  was 
shown  in  our  willingness  to  assume  an  obligation  toward 
Cuba  and  the  Philippines  with  the  promise  of  complete 
independence  when  they  were  ready  for  it.  The  promise  to 
Cuba  was  fulfilled  in  four  years.  General  Leonard  Wood 
was  the  Republican  who  accomplished  the  salvation  of  Cuba 
under  a  republican  administration.  In  the  Boxer  rebellion 
ten  thousand  American  troops  were  dispatched  from  the 
Philippines  to  China — to  conquer,  to  invade,  to  seize?  No! 
To  protect  embassies  and  to  restore  order!  The  indemnity 
later  paid  to  the  United  States  was  returned  to  China  to 
educate  her  youth  in  American  colleges.  This  again  was  the 
vision  of  a  republican  administration. 

Today  in  Washington  the  four  Chinese  delegates  to  the 
Peace  Conference  are  all  graduates  and  hold  degrees  from 
American  Universities. 

When  serious  complications  threatened  in  South  Amer- 
ican waters,  Theodore  Roosevelt  delivered  an  ultimatum  to 
Germany  and  promptly  set  the  machinery  for  the  enforcement 
of  his  demands  into  motion.  The  matter  was  adjusted  with- 
out resort  to  force.  This  again  was  republican  vision  and 
republican  foreign  policy.  One  cannot  but  wonder  what 
the  history  of  the  whole  world,  since  1914,  would  have  been 
if  Roosevelt  had  been  our  President  and  had  sent  a  second 

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ultimatum    to    Germany    when    she    proceeded    to    invade 
Belgium. 

The  whole  campaign  seemed  to  hinge  on  Article  X. 
The  terms  of  the  Versailles  treaty  had  created  many  injus- 
tices; the  notorious  Shantung  award,  the  most  flagrant  injus- 
tice of  all,  aroused  the  enraged  conscience  of  a  free  people. 
The  advice  of  Theodore  Roosevelt  to  separate  the  Treaty 
from  the  League  was  wisdom  unheeded.  A  treaty  is  an 
inflexible  instrument,  —  fixed  and  unalterable  in  decree.  A 
peace  league  is  or  should  be  a  flexible  instrument,  changed 
to  suit  the  progressive  demands  of  a  changing  and,  let  us 
hope,  a  better  world.  They  are  incompatibly  combined  in 
the  Versailles  document.  This  is  bad  for  both.  Failure  to 
conform  to  the  one  tends  to  cancel  the  moral  obligation  of  the 
other  and  worse  than  nothing  has  been  accomplished.  The 
American  people  weighed  all  these  arguments;  they  longed 
for  the  security  of  Peace;  they  felt  that  an  ideal  had  been 
at  the  basis  of  the  original  conception  of  these  negotiations. 
They  were,  however,  persuaded  against  the  commitment  to 
this  interpretation  of  a  world's  longing  for  peace;  they 
decidedly  and  emphatically  rejected  the  Wilson  League. 
It  was  deeply  felt  that  in  spite  of  America's  desire  for  some 
sort  of  a  League  for  Peace  that  it  must  be  based  upon  the 
principles  of  justice  and  international  law  and  not  upon 
political  expediency. 

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The  Club  celebrated  its  first  Annual  Meeting  in  January 
with  a  two  days'  session.  On  the  second  day,  January  twenty- 
second,  a  luncheon  was  served  to  five  hundred  and  fifty 
women.  Mrs.  Walter  Douglas  presided  and  Mrs.  T.  G. 
Winter,  National  President  of  the  Federated  Clubs,  acted  as 
Toast-mistress.  There  were  several  brief  speeches  by  Mrs. 
Warren,  Mrs.  Augustus  L.  Searle,  Mrs.  A.  E.  Zonne,  Presi- 
dent of  the  Woman's  Club,  Mrs.  Daniel  Coonan  and  Mrs.  A. 
W.  Strong,  Chairman  of  the  Community  Council.  Mrs 
Fosseen  and  Prof.  J.  S.  Young  of  the  State  University  deliver- 
ed splendid  addresses.  All  who  attended  the  luncheon  ex- 
pressed the  greatest  approval  of  the  development  of  our 
women  speakers.  Other  addresses  at  the  different  sessions 
were  given  by  Senator  Charles  R.  Fowler,  Mrs.  Chas.  W.  La 
Du,  Mayor  J..  E.  Meyers,  J.  M.  McConnell,  State  Superin- 
tendent of  Public  Instruction,  Lent  D.  Upson,  Municipal 
Expert  from  Detroit,  Mich.,  and  my  annual  message.  Nearly 
all  of  the  old  officers  of  the  Club  were  re-elected  and  a  few 
new  names  added. 

A  short  period  of  rest  from  public  activities  followed. 
We  had  before  us  the  prospect  of  a  bitter  muncipal  campaign 
in  the  spring.  On  March  4th  the  Club  again  put  on  a  big 
meeting  —  this  time  an  Inaugural  dinner  for  men  and  women 
at  Donaldson's  Tea  Rooms.  Mrs.  Warren  and  Mrs.  Fosseen 
were  attending  the  Inaugural  at  Washington.  Mr.  W.  I.  Nolan. 

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Speaker  of  the  Minnesota  House  of  Representatives,  acted 
as  Toastmaster.  Toasts  to  Washington,  Lincoln  and  Roose- 
velt were  given  by  Cyrus  W.  Northrop,  President-Emeritus 
of  the  State  University ,  Mr.  Charles  R.  Fowler,  and  Mr.  Arch 
Coleman  respectively.  Mrs.  Winter  toasted  the  Republican 
Party,  and  Mrs.  La  Du  the  Women  of  the  Party.  Prof.  J.  S. 
Young  spoke  convincingly  on  the  Need  of  Party  Affiliation 
and  Legislative  Reform,  while  Prof.  William  Anderson  spoke 
of  the  Need  of  Municipal  Reform.  My  subject  was  a  New 
City  Charter. 

This  concluded  the  meetings  which  the  Club  held 
in  the  interests  of  State  and  National  politics.  It  was 
our  tenth  large  successful  public  meeting  in  less  than  nine 
months.  I  have  gone  into  more  or  less  detail  as  regards  these 
meetings  because  to  us  they  form  a  valuable  record  of  our 
maiden  political  activities  and  may  serve  as  a  guide  to  some 
other  young  political  organizations. 

Viewed  in  retrospect  this  Club's  achievements  seem 
remarkable,  altho'  each  step  was  taken  singly,  with  no  partic- 
ular plan  for  the  future,  other  than  to  try  to  meet  whatever 
need  presented  itself.  The  type  of  women  who  have  given 
party  service  has  renewed  the  hopes  of  thousands  that  poli- 
tics may  be  lifted  up  by  the  influence  of  good  women.  This 
shall  have  been  accomplished  when  political  office  is  regard- 
ed as  an  opportunity  for  public  service,  rather  than  as  the 
goal  of  designing,  self-seeking  politicians. 

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COOLIDCE: — "The  nation  with  the  greatest  moral  power 
will  win.  Have  faith  in  the  moral  power  of  America.  However 
powerful  the  forces  of  evil  may  appear,  somewhere  there  are 
more  powerful  forces  of  righteousness.  Courage  and  confidence 
are  our  heritage.  Justice  is  our  might.  The  outcome  is  in  your 
hand,  fellow  American;  if  you  deserve  to  ivin.  the  Nation  cannot 
lose." 

T  OOKING  BACK  into  the  history  of  political  campaigns, 
one  is  forced  to  conclude  that  many  of  our  political 
evils  might  have  been  avoided,  if  there  had  been  continuous 
organizations  of  right-minded  citizens,  interested  in  setting 
forth  worthy  candidates  for  public  office.  However,  it  has 
been  our  custom  to  maintain  an  attitude  of  indifference  to- 
ward political  matters  until  things  became  critical,  then  to 
scramble  together  a  hectic  organization  of  good  citizens,  who 
were  forced  or  led  thru  a  lack  of  time  and  the  deep  entrench- 
ment of  the  'enemy'  into  spending  ridiculous  sums  of  money 
to  wage  a  successful  campaign.  The  fight  having  been  won 
we  considered  the  matter  settled,  and  straightway  forgot  all 
about  it,  leaving  the  elected  candidate  all  the  joys  of  official 
isolation. 

The  American  public  has  the  same  attitude  in  regard 
to  reform  legislation.  People  will  agitate  with  zeal  for  the 
passage  of  a  measure  and  when  it  has  become  a  law,  and  has 
been  written  into  the  statutes,  they  settle  back  into  an  absurd 

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complacency,  as  if  the  law  would  automatically  enforce  itself. 
Appropriations  and  machinery  for  the  enforcement  of  law  can 
not  be  effective  unless  there  is  public  sentiment  back  of  it,  a 
public  conscience  to  be  satisfied.  Very  often  the  fight  has 
been  lost  because  the  canny  ring-politicians  knew  that  the 
time  to  start  the  next  campaign  was  directly  after  the  last  one, 
and  by  the  time  Mr.  Good  Plain  Citizen  had  arrived  at  the 
point  where  he  was  willing  to  do  something,  it  was  too  late 
for  something  to  be  done.  When  the  average  citizen  is  in- 
different to  political  organization,  he  must  not  forget  that 
neglect  of  his  duty  is  some  other  man's  double  opportunity. 
Some  one  is  going  to  run  the  affairs  of  government;  some 
are  selfishly  interested  in  the  political  game;  they  know  how 
to  capitalize  the  average  man's  indifference  and  ignorance. 
As  long  as  the  United  States  government  is  run  by  political 
parties  it  will  be  necessary  to  have  strong  party  organization. 
It  is  fortunate  that  we  have  maintained  only  two  major  part- 
ies. If  the  time  ever  comes  when  we  have  many  groups  or 
blocs  or  factions  we  shall  experience  a  departure  from  stable 
government,  and  all  the  evils  of*  many,  ever-changing,  irre- 
sponsible minorities  will  creep  in. 

If,  as  we  argue,  party  government  is  legitimate  and 
proper,  one  must  admit  that  the  successful  continuance  of  this 
system  of  Government  is  dependent  upon  party  strength  and 
party  unity.  We  have  clearly  a  duty  as  citizens,  and  that  is 


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to  affiliate  with  the  party  we  most  approve,  not  for  the  con- 
duct of  its  supporters  but  for  its  principles  and  policies. 
Having  made  our  decision  we  have  some  obligation  to  that 
party,  and  that  is  to  do  our  bit  to  maintain  its  highest  stand- 
ards, to  effect  a  realization  of  its  ideals,  and  to  aid  in  the  ful- 
fillment of  its  promises. 

This  can  best  be  done  by  maintaining  a  permanent  and 
continuous  organization  which  can  make  collective  protest, 
or  collective  support,  effective.  One  grows  impatient  with 
the  criticism  of  those  who  decry  party  politics  and  feel  no 
responsibility  to  contribute  anything  to  better  conditions. 
The  only  way  to  clean  house  is  from  the  inside;  the  only  way 
to  purify  party  politics  is  from  the  inside.  Protests  and 
aloofness  will  never  drive  rottenness  out  of  politics.  A 
searchlight  played  on  the  outside  will  not  spread  light  on 
the  inside  of  a  party  machine;  some  one  may  draw  a  cur- 
tain. But  exercising  the  right  to  step  inside  and  turn  on  the 
light  from  within,  may  drive  the  political  moths  to  their  un- 
doing. Neither  is  the  average  of  goodness  and  honesty  monop- 
olized by  those  who  refrain  from  any  political  activity. 
Many  good  and  honest  men  have  failed  as  officials  because 
they  lacked  support.  Many  a  good  candidate  has  gone  down 
to  defeat  before  an  unworthy  opponent  because  he  failed  to 
get  the  active  support  of  those  who  professed  to  believe  in 
him.  Theodore  Roosevelt  had  no  use  for  those  persons  who 

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mean  well  feebly.  He  said,  "If  you  believe  in  decency,  be 
a  force  for  decency;  if  you  believe  in  the  right,  be  a  force  for 
the  right!" 

Because  we  believe  in  these  things;  because  we  recog- 
nize the  difficulty  of  re-organizing  whenever  a  campaign  ap- 
proaches; because  we  believe  in  the  broadest  opportunity 
for  political  education  along  national  and  state  party  lines; 
because  wre  believe  the  best  party  service  is  rendered  by  an 
interested  and  responsible  citizenship;  because  we  believe 
that  our  best  service  to  our  country  is  through  the  medium  of 
right  minded,  conscientious,  organized  effort,  the  Republican 
Women  of  Minneapolis  have  effected  a  continuous  and  perma- 
nent political  organization,  and  have  established  a  Club 
House  which  enables  them  to  encourage  the  highest  type  of 
party  service. 

There  never  will  be  a  time  when  greater  justification  for 
this  shall  exist  than  was  the  case  in  our  last  Municipal  Cam- 
paign. Again  the  issue  was  sharply  defined  —  not  Republican 
and  Democrat  in  opposition  —  but  Americanism  versus  Radi- 
calism. 

Our  entire  organization,  including  the  Speakers  Bureau 
under  Mrs.  E.  J.  Sriver,  the  ward  and  precinct  organization 
of  the  Hennepin  County  Republican  Women's  Committee,  the 
Tea-Shop  rooms  and  entire  Club  organization,  was  placed 
at  the  disposal  of  the  Citizens'  Committee  which  knew  no 


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party  lines.  Our  speakers  talked  early  and  late  for  the  con- 
servative ticket,  and  for  two  amendments  for  an  increased 
millage  for  the  schools  and  libraries.  Some  very  amusing 
experiences  might  be  related.  I  recall  one  particularly  good 
story,  where  a  women  said  she  would  vote  for  the  mill-tax  if 
she  knew  which  mill  was  meant.  The  gospel  of  good  govern- 
ment was  carried  to  every  part  of  the  city.  My  personal 
experience  of  the  campaign  was  no  doubt  like  all  the  others, 
and  I  hope  never  to  go  through  another  like  it.  There  is 
something  wrong  with  society  when  men  and  women  in  the 
same  community  engage  in  a  bitter  local  campaign  which 
degenerates  into  personalities  that  leave  a  sullen,  stubborn 
hatred  rankling  in  the  breast  of  the  unsuccessful  faction.  We 
need  to  put  the  desire  for  a  better  understanding  and  a  little 
more  real  brotherly  love  into  our  reconstructed  ideas  of 
citizenship  if  progress  is  to  be  moral  as  well  as  economic. 

It  has  been  a  pleasure  to  find  in  Colonel  Leach,  efficiency. 
He  is  a  man  who  dignifies  and  honors  the  office  of  Mayor.  He 
is  the  Mayor  of  all  the  people,  and  his  kindly,  sympathetic, 
and  friendly  attitude  toward  his  political  opponents  must 
have  long  since  disarmed  suspicion. 

Mrs.  Warren  again  brought  out  a  tremendous  woman's 
vote  through  her  ward  organization.  Grateful  praise  is 
due  Mrs.  Andreas  Ueland,  a  Democrat,  and  leader  among 
the  League  of  Women  Voters,  who  became  a  member  of  the 

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Citizens'  Committee  and  worked  indefatigably  for  the 
cause  of  sound  government  and  the  defeat  of  Radicalism. 
Others  of  her  organization  worked  as  she  did  ;  I  mention  her 
as  rendering  a  type  of  disinterested  and  patriotic  public 
service. 

No  words  are  adequate  to  thank  the  women  workers  in 
the  wards  and  precincts  for  the  quiet,  often  unrecognized 
efforts  they  put  forth  to  record  such  a  victory.  Such  workers 
deserve  the  highest  praise  because  their  work  is  a  house  to 
house  canvas,  tedious  in  the  extreme,  often  unappreciated  by 
the  indifferent,  whom  they  seek  to  arouse  to  their  responsi- 
bilities as  citizens,  and  who  do  not  hesitate  to  visit  scant 
courtesy  upon  those  who  so  unselfishly  serve  their  country. 
Mrs.  Warren  and  the  members  of  the  Hennepin  County  Re- 
publican Women's  Committee  have  pioneered;  and,  although 
they  may  have  met  with  difficulties  and  discouragement,  no 
one  can  rob  them  of  the  distinction  of  having  been  willing  to 
serve  in  new  and  untried  fields,  nor  of  the  joy  they  may  justly 
feel  in  a  service  well-performed. 

There  are  Republican  Women's  Clubs  in  several  of  the 
wards  but  none  quite  so  active  and  ambitious  as  the  Thir- 
teenth Ward  Republican  Club  of  which  Mrs.  Frank  J.  Bruno 
is  the  Chairman  and  Mrs.  R.  N.  Palm  the  Vice-Chairman.  It 
is  gratifying  to  see  this  going  organization  giving  teas  and 
luncheons  at  the  "'Red  Elephant"  and  on  every  occasion 

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showing  an  increase  in  membership  and  interest.  In  this  we 
see  one  of  the  fondest  hopes  of  the  club  organizers  fulfilled, 
— that  the  Club  House  shall  be  freely  used  by  women  from 
every  ward  in  the  city.  We  invite  the  other  wards  to  emulate 
the  Thirteenth. 

We  have  affiliated  with  us  smaller  Republican  Clubs  in 
the  various  wards,  of  which  there  are  now  eight  or  nine,  in- 
cluding the  Hennepin  County  Colored  Women's  Club  with 
Mrs.  Charles  Force  as  President. 


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Women's  Glut 

AT  THE  "SIGN  OF  THE  RED  ELEPHANT' 

"If  you  would  win  a  man  to  your  cause,  first  convince  him  that  you  are  his 
sincere  friend.  Therein  is  the  drop  of  honey  that  catches  his  heart,  which  is 
the  great  high  road  to  his  reason."— LINCOLN. 


THE  ENTRANCE  GATE. 

\A7HEN  the  Republican  Women's  Club  established  their 
G.  0.  P.  Tea  Shop,  called  the  "Blue  Elephant,"  they 
assumed  a  debt  of  several  hundred  dollars.  Before  the  cam- 
paign was  over  the  debt  was  paid  and  a  nest-egg  for  larger 
quarters  started.  Early  in  1921,  Mrs.  Jones  had  a  vision  of 
the  service  that  the  Club  might  perform  in  a  more  suitable 

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home.  When  she  suggested  the  Bradstreet  place  as  a  possible 
Club  house  it  must  be  admitted  that  not  many  felt  they  could 
indorse  such  an  ambitious  proposition.  Little  by  little  the  ad- 
vantages of  such  unique  and  beautiful  quarters  overrode  any 
objections  to  the  undertaking.  We  learned  that  the  place 
could  be  leased  for  at  least  two  years.  It  required  courage 
and  considerable  determination  to  make  the  necessary  busi- 
ness arrangements.  For  let  it  be  remembered  that  the  women 
were  unaided  by  any  gifts  of  money  or  promise  of  financial 
backing.  The  Tea-Shop  must  pay  for  itself  —  the  whole  stake 
rested  upon  the  success  and  volume  of  Tea-Shop  business. 
It  was  the  practical  vision  of  Mrs.  Jones  and  a  few  others  that 
made  it  possible.  Before  the  end  of  August  we  were  ready  to 
open  for  business.  From  the  first  day  the  venture  has  been 
justified. 

It  was  thought  fitting  that  the  club  should  hold  a  formal 
opening.  Accordingly  on  the  Twenty-third  of  September  the 
new  Club  House  was  dedicated  to  the  best  service  of  our  State 
and  our  Nation,  through  party  service,  and  to  such  civic 
work  and  community  service  as  made  for  better  home  condi- 
tions, and  a  higher  citizenship.  It  was  a  happy  occasion. 
Rev.  Marion  D.  Shutter,  pastor  of  the  Church  of  the  Re- 
deemer, opened  the  large  luncheon  meeting  with  prayer. 
The  principal  speaker  was  Mrs.  Harriet  Taylor  Upton,  Vice- 
Chairman  of  the  Republican  National  Committee,  who  came 

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from  Washington,  D.  C.  for  the  occasion.     Her  words  of 
encouragement  in  our  new  undertaking  were  very  heartening. 

Mrs.  Upton  has  an  abun- 
dance of  humor  and  regaled 
her  audience  with  her  wit, 
and  many  amusing  stories 
end  experiences.  We  were 
proud  to  introduce  as  an- 
other memher  of  the  Nation- 
al Committee  one  of  our 
cwn  Minneapolis  women, 
Mrs.  Manley  Fosseen,  who 

MRS.  HARRIET  TAYLOR  UPTON 

Vice  Chairman  of  the  Republican  fravp    a     nnp    rpmirnp    nf    flip 

National  Committee  &dV 

work  of  Congress  under  the  new  Administration. 

An  evening  dinner  was  served  to  the  club  members  and 
their  husbands  which  was  followed  by  a  programme  of 
speeches  by  Mrs.  Upton,  Mrs.  Winter,  Governor  Preus,  and 
Congressman  Walter  Newton,  Mrs.  Frank  Warren  presiding 
in  her  usual  happy  manner.  Mrs.  Winter  spoke  on 
"Americanism".  Mrs.  Winter's  talks  always  give  evidence 
of  a  deep  spirituality,  which  is  today  our  great  national 
need. 

Mr.  Newton's  subject  was  "Immigration".  He  gave 
many  helpful  suggestions  in  regard  to  the  test  for  citizenship 


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of  aliens,  their  distribution,  Americanization,  and  assimila- 
tion. 

Governor  Preus  reviewed  the  work  of  the  last  State 
Legislature.  It  was  interesting  to  hear  of  the  extensive  leg- 
islation passed  for  the  benefit  of  the  farmer.  Few  State 
Legislatures  have  a  better  record  than  Minnesota  in  the  ses- 
sion of  1921.  Several  welfare  measures  were  passed  and 
promises  of  the  administration  redeemed.  Governor  Preus 
has  shown  rare  ability,  understanding,  and  a  sincere  desire 
to  cooperate  with  all  who  seek  to  make  our  commonwealth  a 
progressive  leader  among  the  States.  We  predict  for  him 
a  second  term  of  successful  administration.  In  placing  Mrs. 
Nathaniel  McGarthy,  Mrs.  Blanche  La  Du  and  Miss  Caroline 
Crosby  on  state  boards,  Governor  Preus  has  selected  three 
of  our  ablest  women  whose  services  are  a  credit  to  their  sex. 

This  programme  was  given  in  the  Forum.  Everyone 
fell  under  the  spell  of  the  friendly  atmosphere  of  the  Club 
and  the  rare  charm  of  these  beautiful  and  commodious  quar- 
ters. The  unique  combination  of  large  dining  room  and  As- 
sembly hall  was  fully  appreciated  by  the  women.  If  there 
had  been  any  doubts  as  to  the  wisdom  of  the  undertaking  the 
success  of  this  Opening  day  dispelled  them  all.  In  spite  of 
a  load  of  debt  we  cheerfully  faced  the  future  of  work  and 
promise. 


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Fundamentals 

HARDING: — "Whether  enemies  threaten  from  without 
or  menaces  arise  from  jvithin,  there  is  some  indefinable  voice 
saying,  'Have  confidence  in  the  Republic!  America  will  go  on!'  " 

ANY  FRIENDS  of  the  Republican  Women's  Club  en- 
joyed a  delightful  evening  party  given  by  Mrs.  Warren 
and  the  members  of  the  Hennepin  County  Republican 
Women's  Committee,  at  the  new  Club  House,  on  the  Thirtieth 
of  November.  The  guest  of  the  evening  was  Mr.  Harry  Atwood 
of  Chicago,  whose  address  was  enthusiastically  received. 
Those  who  have  read  his  "Back  to  the  Republic"  well  know 
the  subject  of  his  favorite  discourse.  Mr.  Atwood  is  a  mis- 
sionary for  constitutional  representative  government  based 
upon  party  responsibility.  He  regards  a  complete  democracy 
as  unsound  as  an  absolute  autocracy.  He  contends  that 
through  the  wisdom  of  our  forefathers,  in  laying  down  the 
principles  of  representative  government  in  the  Constitution 
of  the  United  States,  representation  became  the  great  deter- 
mining factor  in  making  this  Republic  sound  and  enduring. 
Mr.  Atwood  was  eloquent  and  logical.  Democracy  is  one 
extreme;  autocracy  the  other.  The  safe  mean  is  our  Ameri- 
can idea  of  Representative  Government.  We  must  get  back 
to  these  fundamentals  in  American  History,  if  this  republican 
form  of  government  is  to  survive  the  crucial  period  through 
which  the  world  is  now  passing.  Democracy  is  being  tested 

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today — is  on  trial  before  the  enemies  that  seek  to  destroy 
its  soul.  We  must  not  only  get  back  to  fundamentals  in  things 
political,  but  also  in  things  moral  and  social.  The  aftermath 
of  the  world  war  awakened  hitherto  unsuspected  forces  of 
destruction.  These  forces  organized  for  world  dominance. 
This  is  no  time  for  indecision.  We  must  stand  for  the  thing 
we  believe  in.  As  Lincoln  said,  "If  you  are  with  us,  why  do 
you  vote  against  us?" 

Roosevelt's  last  message  written  to  a  gathering  in  New 
York,  January  5th,  1919,  reads:  "I  cannot  be  with  you,  and 
so  all  I  do  is  to  wish  you  God-speed.  There  must  be  no  sag- 
ging back  in  the  fight  for  Americanism.  There  can  be  no 
divided  allegiance.  We  have  room  in  this  country  for  but 
one  flag,  the  Stars  and  Stripes;  and  we  should  tolerate  no 
allegiance  to  any  other  flag,  whether  a  foreign  flag,  the  red 
flag  or  the  black  bag.  We  have  room  for  but  one  loyalty,  loyal- 
ty to  the  United  States." 

It  is  wrell  to  repeat  such  sentiments  often — for  so  spoke 
and  so  lived  this  Great  American.  The  name  Roosevelt  must 
ever  stand  for  an  active,  vigorous  citizenship;  his  courage 
both  in  thought  and  action  was  an  inspiration  to  the  country's 
manhood;  his  sense  of  justice  was  a  warm  and  living  reality, 
demanding  as  much  of  himself  as  it  did  of  others.  It  has 
been  said  that  the  history  of  the  world  is  the  Biography 
of  Great  Men.  Then  the  life  of  Theodore  Roosevelt  is  the 

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progressive  history  of  his  time.  These  are  the  things  we  must 
teach  our  youth.  As  the  foundation  of  the  State  is  the 
education  of  the  child,  women  can  give  no  higher  political 
service  than  to  bring  about  better  educational  opportunities 
for  all  the  children  of  America. 

Women's  work  in  politics  must  be  to  link  more  closely 
the  life  of  the  home  with  the  life  of  the  State.  It  was  largely 
by  the  organized  efforts  of  our  women,  who  recognized  clear- 
ly that  the  very  foundations  of  society,  the  most  sacred  rela- 
tions of  life,  home,  personal  liberty,  and  religion  were  under 
fire,  that  the  defeat  of  the  radical  forces  of  government  was 
accomplished  in  our  State  and  Municipal  Campaigns.  In  the 
future  our  economic  and  political  vision  must  not  only  be 
practical  and  sound,  it  must  be  observant  of  the  moralities;  it 
must  have  spirituality. 

THEODORE  ROOSEVELT  said,  "The  life  of  the  state 

rests  and  must  ever  rest  upon  the  life  of  the  family  and 
the  neighborhood."  President  Harding  has  given  voice  to  this 
same  thought  when  he  recently  urged  municipal  reform  as 
necessary  to  our  national  well-being.  The  life  of  a  munici- 
pality rests  upon  the  welfare  of  neighborhoods. 

It  has  been  said  by  experts  in  municipal  matters  that 
Minneapolis  ha?  the  worst  charter  in  the  United  States.  Today 
there  is  an  ever-growing  demand  for  a  progressive  charter.  It 
is  our  most  pressing  home  problem.  The  women  are  ready 

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to  cooperate  with  the  men  in  this  necessary  municipal  house- 
cleaning.  The  Republican  Women's  Club  will  support  the 
best  that  can  be  had  for  our  beautiful  city. 

The  particular  reforms  which  we  as  proponents  of  a 
new  city  charter  would  like  to  see  accomplished  are  a  cen- 
tralization of  financial  control;  fixing  responsibility  for  ad- 
ministrative and  legislative  acts;  separation  of  the  legislative 
and  executive  functions;  and  bringing  about  such  efficiency 
and  economy  in  every  city  department  as  shall  give  us  more 
money  for  education,  recreation,  parks,  better  roads,  health, 
and  all  the  departments  of  public  welfare. 

We  anticipate  the  movement  for  a  new  charter  will 
prove  a  subject  of  absorbing  interest  to  the  club  in  the  coming 
months.  Our  organization  stands  ready  to  do  effective  work 
when  the  campaign  shall  start.  Too  few  people  have  known 
anything  about  the  affairs  of  our  own  city  government.  There 
has  been  an  almost  criminal  neglect  of  our  duty  as  citizens 
of  a  prosperous  and  growing  community.  There  has  been 
too  little  system  and  no  well  laid  plan  of  action.  Americans 
are  the  most  remarkable  people  in  the  world  in  a  crisis,  but 
as  a  nation  we  lack  system;  we  have  understood  neither 
conservation  nor  preparedness. 

We  women  want  to  play  a  real  part  in  the  future  educa- 
tion of  our  country.  In  the  words  of  our  President,  we  want 
"less  of  armament  and  none  of  war."  Had  Germany  put 

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her  treasure  and  her  mind  to  the  development  of  her  com- 
merce and  industries;  had  she  educated  her  youth  in  princi- 
ples of  justice  and  right  rather  than  in  the  theories  of 
conquest  and  might,  she  would  today  have  had  the  world 
learning  at  her  feet.  The  price  she  now  pays  is  the  greatest 
argument  for  an  intelligent  electorate. 

If  we  are  to  practice  our  high  ideals  of  citizenship;  if  we 
are  to  link  state  and  home,  community  welfare  and  municipal 
government,  politics  and  morality,  education  and  national 
security,  let  us  begin  with  a  clean  slate,  —  a'  new  charter  for 
Minneapolis.  We  would  say  with  Paul—  -"I  am  a  citizen  of 
no  mean  city".  A  city  is  noble  because  of  the  quality  of  its 
citizenship.  We  are  willing  to  invest  in  good  citizenship 
because  the  dividends  are  certain.  We  know  that  true  munic- 
ipal progress  increases  the  sum  total  of  human  happiness. 
Women  may  be  expected  to  lay  considerable  stress  upon 
happiness.  For  all  these  reasons  we  are  glad  that  our  Club 
House  has  become  a  civic  center,  one  of  whose  chief  purposes 
is  to  give  a  real  community  service;  to  aid  in  whatever  brancli 
of  civic  work  we  are  needed;  to  help  select  and  to  help  to 
elect  the  right  kind  of  men  or  women  for  city  office;  to  help 
them  to  feel  it  an  honor  to  serve  their  city  in  such  capacity, 
and  to  support  them  as  long  as  they  give  disinterested  service; 
and  last,  to  aid  in  bringing  about  a  wider  observance  of  law; 
for  all  lawlessness  is  spiritual  anarchy. 

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Women  In  Political  Office 

"Ignorance  is  the  curse  of  God, 
Knowledge  the  wing  ivherewith  ice.  fly  to  Heaven" — HENHY  VI. 

YV7HEN  SUFFRAGE  was  granted  to  women,  many  people 
who  were  not  very  enthusiastic  about  its  passage  had 
visions  of  women  rushing  into  public  office  at  the  first  oppor- 
tunity. It  must  be  conceded  that  their  fears  were  unwarranted. 
Women  have  been  enthusiastic  voters,  ardent  campaigners, 
and  devoted  students  of  political  affairs,  but  a  surprisingly 
small  number  have  expressed  any  desire  for  office.  The  first 
year,  the  number  who  held  any  public  office  was  negligible. 
The  second  or  past  year  we  have  had  one  woman  in  Congress, 
a  few  mayors  and  post  mistresses  in  Minnesota  and  three 
women  appointed  to  State  Boards.  I  am  glad  that 
already  several  women  have  filed  or  have  announced 
their  intention  of  filing  for  the  State  Legislature.  It  is  signi- 
ficant that  the  first  office  our  women  seek  should  be  a  con- 
structive, law-making  one,  with  only  a  nominal  remuneration. 

Should  these  women  candidates  be  elected,  we  may  ex- 
pect tangible  results  from  their  general  influence  in  our  next 
State  Legislature. 

I  believe  that  women  will  concern  themselves,  more  in 
the  work  of  legislative  bodies  than  in  administrative  offices, 
although  I  feel  sure  that  the  training  in  home  administration 
will  prove  helpful  whenever  women  shall  hold  admin istra- 

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live  office.  Any  woman  who  can  turn  last  year's  suit  inside 
out,  trim  it  with  the  dyed  silk  of  an  old  evening  gown,  trim 
her  own  hats,  make  sonny  a  good  looking  suit  out  of  father's 
overcoat,  wash  dishes,  cook,  mend,  iron,  play  the  piano,  sing, 
give  dinner  parties,  the  menu  for  which  she  has  herself  pre- 
pared, get  to  church  on  time  and  have  her  neatly  dressed  and 
well-behaved  children  in  their  places  in  the  School  or  Sunday 
School  as  thousands  of  American  women  do,  regularly,  year 
in  and  year  out,  is  a  born  economist,  moralist,  administrator, 
and  exemplary  citizen.  She  has  demonstrated  her  efficiency 
and  can  be  trusted  with  public  office.  She  will  give  service 
and  will  save  the  tax-payer  money. 

Women  are,  however,  primarily  interested  in  children 
and  the  home.  This  is  right,  and  natural  and  should  ever  re- 
main woman's  first  and  highest  interest.  When  women  have  a 
desire  to  serve  in  some  public  capacity,  are  not  bound  by  home 
cares,  and  are  qualified,  we  urge  them  to  seek  office.  Because 
of  woman's  natural  home  interests,  we  must  ever  be  alive  to 
legislation  that  has  a  direct  bearing  upon  the  home,  the  wel- 
fare of  children,  education,  public  safety,  moral  conditions, 
employment,  and  law-enforcement.  She  must  acquire  an  in- 
telligent understanding  of  the  laws  and  ordinances  that  regu- 
late hours  of  employment,  food  costs,  food  inspection,  pure 
water,  ice  and  milk  supplies,  sanitation  in  housing,  and  the 
multitude  of  regulations  that  affect  daily  living  conditions. 

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All  this  in  order  that,  as  mothers  and  housekeepers,  we  may 
vote  intelligently;  and  that  we  may  loyally  support  such  re- 
form legislation  as  shall  add  to  human  happiness. 

The  republican  women  have  in  the  past  year  given  sup- 
port to  state  bills  providing  larger  educational  appropria- 
tions; for  the  improvement  of  conditions  affecting  social  wel- 
fare, and  for  several  needed  economic  measures.  Nation- 
ally the  biggest  accomplishment  of  the  year  in  matters  of 
welfare  legislation  was  the  passage  of  the  Shepard-Towner 
Bill.  The  mothers  and  babies  of  America  have  been  given 
national  protection  at  last.  It  is  singularly  strange  that  even 
with  students  of  economic  law  the  material  so  often  takes 
precedence  over  moral  considerations.  Our  greatest  national 
security  and  hope  lies  in  the  welfare  of  our  children — the  citi- 
zens of  tomorrow.  Men  have  been  learning  during  the  past 
decade,  that  happy  and  comfortable  employees  are  a  business 
asset;  that  wholesome  school-houses  make  healthier  chil- 
dren and  better  scholars;  that  clean  and  even  artistic  sur- 
roundings, rest  rooms,  and  entertainment  raise  the  morale  of 
all  workers.  All  these  conclusions  have  been  reflected  in  the 
legislation  passed  in  our  country  in  the  past  fifteen  or  twenty 
years. 

Much  of  the  credit  for  awakening  public  interest  in  the 
Shepard-Towner  Bill  was  due  to  the  League  of  Women  Vot- 
ers. Congressman  Walter  H.  Newton,  was  chairman  of  the 

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House  Committee  on  this  bill  and  did  very  effective  work  for 
it.  Our  Club  sent  numerous  telegrams  and  letters  urging  its 
passage. 

Because  of  the  menace  of  the  ignorant  foreign  vote,  and 
the  fact  that  in  one  of  our  city  wards  the  majority  of  voters 
were  unnaturalized  citizens,  I  am  deeply  interested  in  secur- 
ing the  passage  of  a  bill  requiring  not  only  the  registration 
of  all  aliens,  but  the  exhibition  of  a  naturalization  or  citizen- 
ship card  to  the  polling  clerk  when  a  man  or  woman  of  for- 
eign birth  desires  to  cast  a  vote. 

In  the  next  state  legislature  we  hope  for  the  passage  of 
a  law,  granting  Proportional  Representation  in  Minnesota; 
for  a  law  creating  a  State  Constabulary,  which  the  excessive 
theft  of  automobiles,  the  violation  of  the  Prohibition  law,  and 
the  immense  rural  traffic  occasioned  by  good  roads,  has  made 
necessary;  "for  more  generous  appropriation  for  education 
so  that  it  may  not  be  said  of  Minnesota  that  about  two  hun- 
dred thousand  school  children  go  to  school  in  one-room  school 
houses!  for  a  longer  term  of  compulsory  schooling  under 
sixteen  years;  for  greater  appropriations  for  the  improvement 
of  our  state  institutions  under  the  supervision  of  the  Board 
of  Visitors  and  the  Board  of  Control  ;  for  better  health  super- 
vision. 

In  a  recent  conference  with  Senator  Knute  Nelson,  the 
women  were  advised  to  work  steadily  for  two  things,  —  en- 

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forcement  of  the  prohibition  law,  and  legislation  against 
profiteering.  Sound  advice  from  one  who  has  served  with 
distinction  for  many  years  and  is  now  a  recognized  leader 
in  the  Senate  of  the  United  States.  It  would  be  folly  not  to 
recognize  that  the  addition  of  27,000,000  voters  to  our  na- 
tional electorate  is  going  to  have  a  tremendous  effect  upon  our 
country.  / 

The  next  ten  years  will  be  one  of  the  most  vital  and  in- 
teresting periods  of  American  history.  It  is  woman's  great 
opportunity.  The  eyes  of  America  are  on  the  New  Women 
Voters.  Will  they  see  a  higher  vision  of  service  in  their  new 
privileges,  and  refuse  to  compromise  with  principle?  Time 
alone  can  tell.  Personally  I  have  faith  that  the  mothers  of 
America  will  hold  fast  to  this  new  vision  of  service  to  their 
homes,  their  country  and  their  God. 


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Our  National  City 

For  there  is  neither  East  nor  West, 

Border  nor  breed  nor  birth, 
When;  two  strong  men  stand  face  to  face, 

Though  they  come  from  the  ends  of  the  earth. 

— Kipling. 

T  AST  DECEMBER  Mrs.  F.  M.  Warren,  Mrs.  Scriver  and 
I  enjoyed  a  two  weeks  trip  to  Washington,  D.  C. 
Because  of  its  close  association  with  our  club  work,  and 
because  the  experiences  of  this  visit  afforded  us  many 
valuable  lessons  as  well  as  holding  a  particular  political 
significance,  I  am  including  some  of  our  Washington  impres- 
sions and  observations  in  this  two  years  history  of  the 
Republican  Women's  Club. 

We  went  to  Washington  as  delegates  to  the  National 


Entrance  to  the  President's  Office  at  the  White  House. 

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Law-Enforcement  Conference.  Mrs.  David  F.  Simpson  was 
also  a  delegate  to  this  congress.  Mrs.  Simpson  has  long 
espoused  the  cause  of  Prohibition  and  was  recently  made 
State  Chairman  of  the  Republican  Women's  League  for 
Law-Enforcement.  In  spite  of  the  discouraging  signs,  the 
actual  facts  are  encouraging;  and  when  we  realize  that  the 


MRS.   RKMINGTOX  on  the  White  House  Grounds 

whole  world  Is  watching  our  experiment,  we  must  not  allow 
discouragement  to  weaken  our  determined  stand  for  the 
preservation  of  Constitutional  law. 

There  perhaps  never  has  been  a  conference  of  more  vital 
interest  to  the  whole  world,  than  this  conference  at  Washing- 
ton on  the  Reduction  of  Armament.  It  was  intensely  inter- 
esting to  see  and  to  meet  some  of  these  foreign  delegates. 

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We  were  very  proud  of  the  fact  that  Mrs.  T.  G.  Winter  of 
Minneapolis  had  been  chosen  to  be  one  of  four  distinguished 
women  on  the  Advis- 
ory Committee  under 
the  four  American  del- 
egates. As  President 
of  the  National  Feder- 
ation of  Women's 
Clubs,  Mrs.  Winter 
was  in  a  position  of 
much  influence.  One 
of  her  finest  addresses 
was  recently  made  at 
our  woman's  club,  in 
which  she  related  her 
experiences  on  this  ad- 
visory Committee  and 
gave  her  impressions 
of  the  real  value  of  the 
Conference.  The  spirit 
of  the  Conference  was 

r  i        Mrs.  Warren:  "Lafayette,  we  are  here." 

one  of    optimism   and 

hopeful      expectation.        There  was  apparent  a  real  disposi- 
tion to  be  frank  and  sincere;  an  earnest  desire  to  accomplish 


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a  definite  commitment  to  some  policy  that  would  secure  the 
peace  of  the  world.  Suffering  peoples  of  all  nations  are 
crying  out  from  their  souls  that  Wars  must  cease.  However 
the  visible  results  of  the  conference  may  be  adjudged  in  the 
opinion  of  mankind,  the  invisible  results  are  beyond  estimate. 

Whether  the  naval  ratio  remains  10-10-6  or  10-10-5 
matters  little.  The  essential  victory  is  that  the  ratio  of  the 
world's  age-long  desire  for  the  cruel  arbitrament  of  War  is 
0-0-0.  There  never  was  a  conference  in  which  the  voice  of 
the  people  was  so  plainly  heard.  Uncertain  is  the  tenure  of 
those  rulers  who  do  not  heed  this  voice. 

The  recent  proposal  of  Secretary  Hughes  for  a  World 
Court  marks  the  difference  between  the  spirit  of  this  Confer- 
ence and  the  Conference  at  Versailles.  The  Paris  Conference 
attempted  to  adjust  the  century-old  difficulties  between 
nations  through  the  well-intentioned  offices  of  a  Supreme 
Council,  a  Super-government  as  it  were,  whose  decisions 
rested  upon  a  basis  of  political  expediency.  No  one  could 
successfully  defend  the  Versailles  document  as  having  been 
executed  upon  the  basis  of  Justice.  In  the  proposal  for  a 
World  Court  we  see  a  firm  determination  to  place  the  safety 
of  nations  and  the  judgment  of  men  upon  a  just  and  enduring 
foundation,  —  that  of  Justice  and  International  Law.  This, 
then,  is  rightly  to  be  the  final  Arbiter,  —  the  highest  authority 
in  human  organization,  —  a  Court  of  Justice. 

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There  is  perhaps  no  man  in  the  world  today  who  holds 
the  confidence  of  all  peoples  as  does  our  Secretary  of  State, 
One  of  the  big  things  this  nation  is  grateful  for  in  President 
Harding's  administration  is  Secretary  Hughes.  The  President 
and  his  Secretary  are  devout  christians,  both  members  of 
Calvary  Baptist  Church.  I  am  glad  that  the  great  leaders  of 


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our  nation  are  listening  to  such  sermons  as  we  heard  their 
pastor,  Dr.  W.  S.  Abernathy,  preach.  Our  President's  faith 
was  publicly  attested  when  he  said  at  the  official  notification 
of  his  nomination  at  Marion,  "What  doth  the  Lord  require 
of  thee,  but  to  do  justly,  and  to  love  mercy,  and  to  walk 
humbly  with  thy  God." 

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It  was  a  distinguished  gathering  that  met  in  the  House 
of  Representatives  to  hear  the  President's  opening  message 
at  the  joint  session  of  Congress  on  December  6th.  '  The 
delegates  to  the  Peace  Conference,  members  of  the  Cabinet, 
and  many  governors  of  States,  including  our  own  Governor 
Preus,  and  other  distinguished  visitors  were  present.  Before 
this  large  audience  of  representatives  of  the  world  powers  our 
President  in  earnestness  of  heart  and  true  democratic  simplic- 
ity delivered  his  message  to  Congress. 

Frequent  visits  to  the  House  and  Senate,  to 


COXGUKSS.MAX   WALTKU   II.   XKWTOX  in   Hock  Creek   Park 

hearings  and  various  departments  of  government,  meeting 
and  mingling  with  our  national  representatives  under  the 
escort  of  Congressman  Walter  Newton,  gave  us  a  splendid 

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opportunity  to  see  our  national  government  at  work.  We  are 
indebted  to  Senator  and  Mrs.  Frank  B.  Kellogg,  to  Congress- 
man and  Mrs.  Newton,  and  to  Congressman  and  Mrs.  Larson 
of  Duluth,  for  the  many  courtesies  they  extended  to  us.  The 
time  was  all  too  short  to  spend  as  many  hours  as  we  wished 
in  the  Congressional  Library,  the  Institutes  and  Museums, 
Bureaus  and  great  departments  of  government.  There  are 


THE  WHITE   HOUSE  AT  NIGHT 

two  ways  to  see  Washington;  one  is  to  sight-see,  the  other 
is  an  insight.    We  did  both. 

One  of  our  most  interesting  experiences  was  a  visit  to 
the  War  Risk  Insurance  Bureau  where  the  thousands  upon 
thousands  of  claims  of  ex-soldiers  are  handled  under  the 
provisions  of  the  Veterans'  Bill,  which  passed  the  first 

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republican  Congress  in  President  Harding's  administration. 
Mr.  Newton  receives  a  vast  amount  of  this  "soldier  mail"  as 
no  doubt  do  many  other  congressmen.  This  bill  was  one  of 
the  most  generous  measures  ever  passed  by  any  nation.  Under 
its  provisions,  ex-soldiers  whose  claims  are  awarded  receive 
most  generous  compensation  for  both  partial  and  total 
disability.  Naturally  there  are  thousands  of  pending  claims. 
At  this  bureau  they  are  handled  by  an  enormous  force  of 
workers.  The  United  States  government,  under  the  provisions 
of  this  generous  bill,  allows  disability  for  tuberculosis  con- 
tracted within  two  years  after  release  from  service.  It 
is  necessary  that  there  be  careful  investigation  to  guard 
against  a  volume  of  imposition.  Mr.  Newton's  mail  contains 
hundreds  of  appeals  for  these  awards.  We  personally  called 
his  attention  to  one  neglected  case  of  tuberculosis  which  upon 
investigation  was  found  to  have  lacked  necessary  affidavits. 
In  just  a  few  weeks  the  files  \vere  satisfactory  and  both 
temporary  partial  and  temporary  total  disability  were 
allowed.  No  other  country  is  doing  what  the  United  States 
is  doing  for  its  returned  soldiers.  This  only  emphasizes  the 
staggering  cost  of  war. 

The  Price  of  war  is  never  paid;  the  Scars  of  war  are 
never  healed. 

Everyone  feels  a  thrill  when  visiting  the  White  House, 
the  home  of  all  our  Presidents.  President  and  Mrs.  Harding 

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have  carried  into  the  White  House  the  same  cordiality  they 
dispensed  at  Marion.  Mrs.  Harding  graciously  invited  us  to 
the  White  House.  She  expressed  herself  as  interested  in  our 
new  Club  House,  as  she  remembered  the  "Blue  Elephant". 
We  came  away  from  our  visit  feeling  that  we  had  found  in  the 
"First  Lady  of  America"  the  same  type  of  devoted  wife  and 
mother,  with  the  same  interests,  as  thousands  of  others  of  our 
countrywomen  in  whom  rests  the  great  strength  of  character 
of  our  American  womanhood. 

Nothing  afforded  us  greater  inspiration  than  did  our 


MRS.  WAKUEN  and   MRS.  SCRIVEU  at  Mt.  Vcrnon 

visit  to  Mt.  Vernon.  There  indeed  is  the  real  spirit  of  the 
thing  we  call  Americanism.  There  could  be  no  finer  lesson 
in  Americanization  or  Americanism  than  a  visit  to  Mt. 


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Vernon.  I  wish  every  school  hoy  and  girl  could  see  this 
home,  typical  of  our  finest  American  traditions.  When  naval 
vessels  pass  on  the  Potomac,  the  sailors  stand  at  attention  for 
five  minutes,  a  lesson  in  reverence  and  respect  seen  all  too 
little  in  modern  America.  To  visit  Mt.  Vernon  is  to  know 
and  love  Washington  better;  it  is  to  be  a  better  American; 
it  renews  the  ardor  of  one's  patriotism;  it  gives  one  faith  in 
the  destiny  of  a  country  led  forth  by  such  a  man.  Emerson 
called  Washington  "the  perfect  citizen";  Gladstone  called  him 


THE    AMPHITHEATRE  AT  ARLINGTON 

"the  purest  figure  in  History";  Lincoln  said  "Washington  is 
the  mightiest  name  on  earth — long  since  mightiest  in  the 
cause  of  civil  liberty;  still  mightiest  in  moral  reformation." 
Another  scene  that  grips  the  memory  of  all  who  have 

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stood  on  its  sacred  ground  is  the  vision  of  Arlington.  When 
one  views  the  long  rows,  and  the  broad  acres  of  white  stones 
that  "mark  their  place"  and  remember  "these  are  the  dead" 
who  died  in  vain  if  we  fail  to  hold  high  the  torch  of  liberty 
and  justice,  one's  faith  in  the  ultimate  triumph  of  these 


THE  GRAVE  OF  THE  "UNKNOWN  SOLDIER" 

"They  laid  the  World  away,  poured  out 
The  red,  sweet  wine  of  Youth,  gave  up 
Tlieir  years  of  work  and  joy,  and  that 
Unhoped  Serene  that  men  call  Age; 
And  those  who  would  'have  been  their  sons, 
They  gave  their  Immortality." 

principles  finds  justification.     Emotion  swells  as  one  grasps 
the  significance  of  so  much  sacrifice,  and  we  stand  silently 

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before  the  great  white  amphitheatre  at  the  grave  of  the 
Unknown; — unknown  in  name,  but  known  to  all  our  land  for 
that  great  spirit  which  is  the  Soul  of  a  nation's  sacrifice.  Those 
buried  Yesterdays  made  possible  our  Todays.  We  must 
worship  at  Arlington  'lest  we  forget.'  Here  the  floral  tributes 
of  the  world  were  massed  at  the  greatest  funeral  service  ever 
held  on  American  soil. 

We  need  to  keep  these  things  often  before  our  minds; 
they  are  life's  immensities.   Because  of  this  sacrifice  to  liberty 

we  must  be  here  re-dedi- 
cated to  the  principles  of 
freedom  and  accept  a  re- 
birth to  that  responsibil- 
ity which  accomplishes 
national  security.  These 
principles  are  justice, 
mercy,  equality  and 
righteous  law.  These  are 
the  plumb-lines  of  our 
national  guide;  and  the 
plumb-line  of  our  judg- 
ment is  determined  by 
MRS.  T.  G.  WINTER  •' 

civic  righteousness.     We 

disagree  about  the  regulation  of  personal  liberties; 
we  criticize  economic  disturbances;  we  deplore  disputes  be- 


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tween  capital  and  labor.  Nothing  will  solve  these  things 
until  we  argue  from  bases  that  are  fundamental  in  all  social 
and  moral  relationships;  until  we  measure  our  judgment  by 

the  plumb-line  of  nation- 
al righteousness.  Just  as 
Pennsylvania  Avenue 
has,  through  commercial 
greed,  been  diverted 
from  the  beautiful  and 
orderly  plan  of  rows  of 
stately  buildings  to  house 
the  various  departments 
of  government,  which 
was  the  original  plan  of 
Washington  and  his 
CONGRESSMAN  WALTER  H.  NEWTON  engineer  Major  L'Enfant, 

so  have  we  often  departed  from  those  straight  paths 
which  through  the  wisdom  of  our  forefathers  became  our 
priceless  heritage. 

Night  in  Washington  thrills  every  poetic  instinct.  The 
wonderful  buildings  with  their  myriads  of  windows  like 
regular  dominoes  of  light,  the  beautiful  trees  outlined  in 
gloom  against  the  sky,  which  seems  to  retreat  from  this  rivalry 
of  artificial  stars,  the  green  lights  seen  from  afar  from  the 
thousands  of  windows  in  the  Bureau  of  Printing  and  Engrav- 

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ing,  and  most  entrancing  of  all,  the  indirect  lighting 
of  the  great  domes  and  monuments  which  seem  suspended 
in  darkness  like  radiant  crowns  of  effulgent  light — all  con- 
tribute to  a  scene  of  mystic  loveliness.  I  stood  at  the  Newton 
home  on  the  hill  overlooking  the  city.  My  fancy  took  flight 
at  the  beautiful  spectacle,  and  thoughts  of  symbolic  things 
took  shape.  Before  me  lay  a  world  of  darkness,  in  trouble, 
misery  and  endless  despair.  No  one  could  find  his  way,  the 
shade  was  all-enveloping. 
Voices  of  little  children,  cry- 
ing, moans  of  men  and  women, 
dying,  came  out  of  the  black- 
ness. The  scene  was  de- 
spondency itself.  Then  look- 
ing up  I  saw  those  wonderful 
towers  of  light,  and  I  thought 
if  these  who  have  lost  their 
way  could  but  look  up  and  be- 
hold their  splendor  they  would 
find  a  new  hope;  their  hearts 
would  feel  a  new  courage, 
their  souls  a  faith  renewed. 
There  stood  the  shaft  to 
Washington,  a  symbol  of  Moral  Courage ;—  -the  memorial  to 
Lincoln,  the  symbol  of  humanity  and  brotherhood;  the  White 


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House,  the  symbol  of  democracy;  the  Capitol,  the  symbol  of 
Law  and  Justice;  the  Library,  the  symbol  of  Wisdom;  and, 
best  of  all,  the  Cathedral,  with  its  heavenward-pointing  finger 
of  light,  the  symbol  of  God's  Covenant  of  Salvation.  These 
are  the  beacon  lights  of  American  History.  They  are  the 
symbols  of  a  nation's  greatness;  her  unerring  guides  to  na- 
tional righteousness.  The  world  is  looking  for  that  leader- 
ship today.  The  world  is  watching  Washington. 

We  have  called  the  great  nations  of  the  world  together 
to  try  to  find  a  way  to  end  Wars.  The  efforts  that  have  been 
made  by  America  towards  peace  would  better  not  have  been 
made  if  we  fail  to  ring  true  to  the  purposes  of  this  call. 
When  an  ideal  stoops  to  compromise  it  is  lost.  And  now  the 
'shame  of  Shantung'  has  been  wiped  out.  China  and  Japan 
have  shaken  hands.  A  stupendous  victory  has  been  achieved 
by  the  practical  application  of  Christian  principles.  Faith 
and  works!  For  faith  without  works  is  dead. 


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A  Look  Akead! 

"That  this  nation,  under  God,  shall  have  a  new  birth  of  freedom;  and 
that  government  of  the  people,  by  the  people,  for  the  people,  shall  not  perish 
from  the  earth." — LINCOLN. 

"\A7"E  ARE  now  come  to  the  end  of  our  story.     Two  short 
years  tell  very  little  history.     In  twenty  years  we  shall 
be  able  to  see  what  the  woman's  vote  has  done  for  politics. 
Much  work  needs  to  be  done. 

Our  club  membership  is  between  sixteen  and  seventeen 
hundred.  Such  a  large  organization  should  be  able  to  render 
valuable  public  service.  One  of  the  truly  remarkable  ex- 
periences of  women  in  politics  has  been  the  rapid  development 
of  leadership.  Some  women  refused  at  first  to  take  any  active 
part  in  party  service.  The  odium  attached  to  the  word  'politi- 
cian' was  the  stumbling  block.  Now  that  the  'intrepid  female 
pioneer'  has  demonstrated  her  fitness  for  the  vote,  and  her 
fondness  for  the  ballot,  and  has  in  no  sense  seemed  to  be 
divested  of  her  former  lady-like  qualities,  the  ranks  are  be- 
ginning to  swell  and  the  women  are  even  proud  to  be  called 
'politicians!'  What  their  attitude  will  be  twenty  years  hence 
depends  upon  the  type  of  service  they  put  into  the  work. 

On  January  twenty-fifth  and  twenty-sixth  the  Club 
held  its  second  Annual  meeting,  at  the  Club  House.  On 

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Wednesday,  January  twenty-fifth,  a  luncheon  opened  the 
two  day  session.  Mr.  Harry  Phillips  and  Miss  Mildred 
Langtry  sang.  In  addition  to  the  annual  message  of  the 
President,  Mrs.  Warren  spoke  on  County  Organization 
and  Mr.  J.  M.  McConnell,  State  Superintendent  of  Public 
Instruction,  had  for  his  topic  "Education  for  Citizenship". 

Mr.  McConnell  gave  a  fine  resume  of  the  Minnesota  edu- 
cational programme,  especially  in  the  rural  districts,  showing 
a  real  growth  since  the  introduction  of  consolidated  schools. 
Twenty  thousand  school  children  are  now  carried  to  and 
from  these  schools  daily.  There  is  however  much  room  for 
further  development  of  this  system. 

Mr.  Chas.  R.  Fowler,  member  of  the  Minnesota  Senate, 
spoke  on  "Loyalty  to  Party".  All  who  heard  Mr.  Fowler  at 
the  1921  annual  meeting  were  anticipating  a  most  helpful  and 
instructive  talk  on  this  subject,  and  they  were  not  disap- 
pointed. 

On  Thursday  morning  annual  reports  were  submitted 
by  the  Secretary,  the  Treasurer,  the  chairman  of  all  the 
standing  committees  and  the  heads  of  departments.  The  elec- 
tion of  officers  followed.  The  following  were  elected:  Presi- 
dent, Mrs.  W.  W.  Remington  ;  secretary,  Mrs.  George  W.  Buf- 
fington;  treasurer,  Mrs.  Chas.  R.  Fowler;  and  five  vice-presi- 
dents, Mrs.  Russell  M.  Bennett,  Mrs.  A.  W.  Strong,  Mrs. 
Nathaniel  McCarthy,  Mrs.  Charles  A.  Reed  and  Mrs.  V.  C. 

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Sherman.  Three  resolutions  were  presented  by  the  commit- 
tee on  Resolutions,  Mrs.  George  W.  Buffington,  chairman, 
Mrs.  E.  E.  Smith  and  Mrs.  Frank  J.  Bruno.  They  were  a  tele- 
gram of  appreciation  to  President  Harding  for  the  moral  re- 
sults of  the  Peace  Conference,  a  message  of  thanks 
to  Governor  Preus  for  his  strong  Proclamation  on  Law  En- 
forcement, and  a  message  of  congratulation  to  Mayor 
Leach  for  his  victory  on  the  High  Dam  Controversy. 

On  Thursday  afternoon  several  Club  members  took 
part  in  a  burlesque,  "The  City  Council  of  1950",  fol- 
lowing which  a  reception  was  held  at  which  all  club  members 
and  their  friends  greeted  the  old  and  the  new  officers  of  the 
Club. 

It  has  been  the  custom  at  all  of  our  public  meetings  to 
sing  political  parodies  on  popular  songs.  A  number  of  these 
will  be  found  at  the  back  of  the  book. 

When  we  dedicated  our  Tea-Shop  known  as  the  "Blue 
Elephant"  one  of  our  men  friends  satirically  remarked 
that  this  was  just  his  idea  of  what  ladies  would  do  with 
politics — amuse  themselves  with  'Tea-parties' — 'Polities' 
and  Tea!'  He  was  told  that  it  was  just  possible  there  were 
other  ways  of  getting  votes  than  had  yet  been  thought  of.  'Pol- 
itics and  Tea' — Yes — Good  Politics  and  Good  Tea.  Seriously 
speaking  this  is  symbolic  of  woman's  contribution.  Tea  here 
becomes  the  svmbol  of  the  home.  It  shall  be  woman's 


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mission  to  link  up  government  and  the  home,  blending  them 
at  last  through  a  spirit  of  service  and  unselfish  effort,  into 
that  which  shall  some  day  bring  about  a  better  understand- 
ing of  the  duties  of  the  home  to  government,  and  the  respon- 
sibility of  government  to  the  home. 

May  the  women  of  America  through  the  exercise  of  these 
new  privileges  erect  more  effective  safeguards  to  health  and 
morals;  promote  education  and  diligence,  which  shall  ensure 
the  steady  and  wholesome  attainment  of  national  prosperity. 
For  a  great  purpose  suffrage  was  achieved.  To  a  great  pur- 
pose it  must  be  dedicated.  The  real  need  in  the  world  today 
is  spiritual  life.  Because  of  their  position  in  the  home, 
women  must  assume  the  larger  responsibility  of  bringing 
this  element  into  our  national  life.  An  expectant  nation  asks 
nothing  higher  from  its  women  in  politics  than  that  we  pre- 
serve a  'conscience  void  of  offense'. 

When  our  country's  call  came  to  join  in  the  supreme 
test  of  patriotic  service,  women  organized  all  over  the  land 
in  the  cause  of  the  Red  Cross,  our  woman's  part  in  reducing 
the  agonies  of  war. 

No  one  disputes  the  assertion  that  if  war  were  depend- 
ent upon  a  referendum  of  the  peoples  of  the  world  there 
would  be  no  War.  The  most  autocratic  ruler  knows  that  his 
security  is  dependent  upon  the  good  will  of  the  electorate,  if 
that  electorate  be  intelligent.  Women  must  work  for  a  more 

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intelligent  electorate.  We  must  take  upon  ourselves  the  task 
of  creating  the  psychology  for  peace;  we  must  think  peace; 
we  must  expect  peace.  While  no  red-blooded  American 
would  see  our  nation  emasculated,  nor  unwilling  to  fight, 
if  need  be,  for  a  principle,  we  must  nevertheless  train  the 
thought  of  our  youth  towards  peace,  while  always  preserving 
the  determination  that  it  must  not  be  "Peace  at  any  price," 
for  that  is  dishonorable  peace.  We  must  not  neglect  the 
valuable  lessons  of  the  war.  We  must  find  some  way  to  build 
up  the  physical  strength  of  this  nation.  This  must  begin  in 
the  Schools.  There  is  today  an  awakening  of  citizenship 
in  our  national  body  politic.  The  voice  of  the  people  will 
be  heard  more  and  more  plainly  in  the  future.  This  voice 
must  be  an  organized  expression.  Organization  demands 
workers  and  leaders.  The  call  to  service  is  just  as  imperative 
in  time  of  peace  as  in  time  of  war.  If  we  would  have  peace, 

r  ^ 

we  must  organize  lor  peace. 

As  "Science  is  Organized  Knowledge",  so  Politics  de- 
pends upon  organized  Citizenship.  Socially,  as  well  as  in- 
dividually, organization  is  indispensable  to  growth;  there  can 
be  no  growth  beyond  a  certain  point  unless  there  is  a  healthy 
organization.  Because  we  are  governed  by  parties  these 
arguments  seem  to  me  to  justify  party  organization;  and 
party  organization  cannot  be  effective  unless  it  is  continuous. 
Intelligence  and  high  resolve  must  stand  at  the  apex  of  such 

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organization,  in  order  that  party  principles  may  operate 
generously  throughout. 

If  the  women  of  America  desire  the  enforcement  of 
law,  there  must  he  organization  of  women.  Before  we  may 
hope  to  enforce  law,  we  must  create  public  demand  for  the 
law.  This  education  must  be  systematic  and  moral. 

In  politics  we  find  the  theory  and  practice  of  obtaining 
the  realization  of  the  hopes  of  society.  Great  questions  per- 
plex society  today;  individually  we  cannot  solve  them; 
collectively  we  may.  In  standing  for  party  organization  we 
stand  for  collective  action. 

With  suffrage,  women  are  enjoying  new  privileges. 
They  have  overcome  many  age-old  prejudices.  There  are, 
however,  certain  legal  discriminations  which  should  be  re- 
moved, regarding  the  custody  of  children,  property  rights, 
and  an  independent  citizenship.  One  Minneapolis  woman 
who  had  worked  for  years  for  suffrage  found  herself  dis- 
franchised at  the  November  elections  in  1920  as  she  had 
shortly  before  married  a  Canadian  who  had  taken  out  only 
his  first  naturalization  papers.  On  the  other  hand  many  for- 
eign-born women  in  her  ward,  who  could  scarcely  speak  Eng- 
lish were  able  to  vote  because  their  husbands  were  natural- 
ized citizens. 

Many  of  these  voted  the  radical  ticket,  and  we  thereby 
permitted,  by  the  laws  of  our  land,  the  attempt  to  defeat  the 

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very  institutions  whose  protection  these  people  had  sought. 
Nothing  demands  the  cooperative  efforts  of  women  more  than 
education.  We  must  help  to  reduce  the  percentage  of  illiter- 
acy, which  constitutes  one  of  the  greatest  menaces  to  liberty. 

For  the  new  Club  House,  at  the  "Sign  of  the  Red  Ele- 
phant", I  predict  a  constructive  service.  There  is  much  room 
for  workers  and  a  great  work  ahead. 

In  closing  this  brief  history  I  wish  to  express  my  grate- 
ful thanks  to  every  member  of  the  club  who  has  helped  in 
one  way  or  another;  to  those  who  have  served  in  class  work, 
forum,  tea-shop,  office  or  in  committees.  Our  work  has  been 
harmonious  and  mutually  helpful.  We  have  put  our  hands 
to  the  wheel:  we  have  set  in  motion  strong  forces;  we  must 
continue  the  work  so  well  begun.  We  extend  a  most  cordial 
invitation  to  all  women  to  join  with  us  in  our  'Politics  and 
Tea'. 


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Parodies  011  Popular  Songs 

Sung  at  Meetings  of  tke  Republican  Women's  Club 

(Sung  at  the  "Victory"   Party,   Nov.   15,   1921) 
To  the  Tune  of  "Over  There." 

Did  you  see  them  h'ght,  for  the  right  until  night? 
When  election  came  they  stood   tight  in   their   might, 

Voting  full  of  hope  and  trust 

To  defend  a  cause  so  just. 
That  November  day  nothing  kept  them  away; 
Minnesota's  proud  to  have  had  such  a  crowd 

Of  its  women  voting  straight 

To  defend  the  Ship  of  State. 

CHORUS: 

Over  there, — Over  there, — 
Women  stood  at  the  polls  everywhere; 
With  determination,  to  save  the  Nation 

P'rom  foreign  dominance  beware. 

So  prepared,  well  prepared 
They  had  spread,  spread  the  word  to  be  there, 

Just  remember,  that  in  November, 
Preus  and  Harding  won  because  our  sex  was  there. 


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To  the  tune  of  "'Long  Boy" 

There  once  was  a  grand  old  party  line 

Which  came  to  grief  at  election  time. 

A  sorry  split  in  the  ticket  meant 

We  elected  a  Democrat  President, 

Eight  long  years  we've  had  to  wait. 

At  last  we've  won  at  election's  gate, 

With  Harding  and  Coolidge  and  Preus  you  see 

We've  won  a  big  majority. 

CHORUS: 

Good-bye  Democrats — Good-bye  Cox. 

Good-bye  Mule,  you're  now  on  the  rocks. 

We  do  not  doubt  you're  a  good  old  scout 

So  here's   "good  wishes"  as  you  all   pass  out. 

Party  pride  has  had  a  fall, 

But  never  mind  we've  room  for  all, 

"America  First"  means  happily, 

That  America  stands  for  all,  you  see. 

(To   above  tune.     Sung  at   Second  Annual   Meeting) 
Advertising  the  Tea  Shops 

My  Tea-Shop  Ad  is  an  ad  with  a  punch ; 
The  Elephant  Shops  are  the  place  to  lunch, 

As  you'll  agree 

When  both  you  see ; 

So  here's  to  the  Red  and  the  Blue  G.  O.  P. 
We  serve  a  lunch  and  dinner,  too ; 
And  Sunday  noon  at  the  Elephant  Blue 

For  sixty  cents 

It's  just  immense 
What  that  small  sum  can  do  for  you ! 


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(Sung  at  Second  Annual  Meeting.) 

tune  of  "My  Sunny  Tennessee". 
When  the  shades  of  night  are  falling, 
I  can  hear  my  party  calling 
Calling  to  me,  calling  G.  O.  P. 
Every  day  my  pride  grows  bigger 
In  my  party,  and  I  figure 
We'll  win  again  —  in  the  next  campaign. 

CHORUS  — 

I  love  to  be  in  the  G.  O.  P. 
It's  a  voter's  Paradise. 
We  nearly  always  win, 
Votes  just  come  rolling  in. 
I'd  almost  bet  we're  sure  to  get 
Seven  million  more  again  — 
For  all  the  world  looks  up  to  Washington. 
I'd  love  to  go  to  sleep  and  know 
That  the  whole  world  wanted  peace  ; 
Let  wars  forever  cease  ; 
Prosperity  increase. 
I  will  tell  you  now  — 
How  we  always  can  agree 
Just  make  a  note  — 
When  you  go  to  vote, 
That  you  vote  for  G.  O.  P. 


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ect, 


(Sung  at  the  Inauguration  Dinner,  March  4,  1921.) 
To    the   tune   of  "Solomon    Lcvi." 

Our  great  Republican  party 

Is  happy  as  can  be 
For  on   this   day   begins  the  sway 

Of  a  well-known  policy, 
No  second-handed  documents 

Shall  be  our  foreign  guide; 
From  Roosevelt  to  Washington, 
Our  principles  are  our  pride. 

CHORUS: 
Oh,  Republican  Party, 

Harding  and  Coolidge,  Hurrah! 
We're  proud  of  our  leaders, 
Tra-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-Ia-  la-la-la, 
Tho'  trying  situations 

Confront  us  by  the  score 
There  is  the  Jap — the  island  of  Yap, 

And  Mexican  troubles  galore 
But  confidence  in  Harding 

And  Coolidge,  don't  you  see, 
Has  cheered  us  up  this  4th  of  March, 

So  on  with  the  G.  O.  P. 

(Sung  at  First  Large  Meeting,  June  19,  1920) 

Campaign  Song — To  the  tune  "Pack  Up  Your  Troubles* 

Pack  up  your  powder  in  your  small  hand  bag, 

And  vote,  girls,  vote. 
This  year  the  men  have  got  their  eyes  on  you, 

A  slacker  gets  their  goat, 
There's  no  use  in  worrying, 

Just  vow  to  be  in  style, — SO 
Go  to  the  polls  and  do  your  duty, — then 
You'll  smile,  smile,  smile. 

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d   Jea      - - -JQrh 


(Sung  at  First  and  Second  Annual  Meetings) 
Author,   Mrs.   Geo.   B.   Keenan 

To  the  tune  of  "There  is  a  Tavern  in  Our  Town," 

There  are  two  Tea  Rooms  in  the  town,  in  the  town 
And  there  new  voters  sit  them  down,  sit  them  down 

To  sip  their  cups  in  pleasant  company 

And  mingle  politics  and  tea. 
"How  d'  you  do?"  there's  friendly  greeting 
And  the  very  best  of  eating, 

And  remember  that  good  speakers  often  entertain, 

Attend,  good  citizens,  our  Tea  Rooms  then  attend, 
To  eat  and  listen  bring  a  friend,  bring  a  friend 
And  when  you  go  we  hope  you'll  recommend 

Our  Tea  Room — and  you'll  come  again. 

To  the  tune  "Pack  up  your  Troubles". 

Advertising  the  Red  and  Blue  Elephant  Tea  Shops. 

Pack  up  your  tray  and   stand  in  line  on  time 

For  lunch,  girls,  lunch. 
This  year  the  men  are  in  the  line,  so  fine 

See  how  their  eyes  just  shine. 
There's  no  use  in  hurrying 

Just  "pick  quick"  after  while  jou-ll — 
Sit  at  the  table  feeling  fine  as  silk 

And   Smile,  Smile,   Smile. 


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(Sung   at  the   Inauguration   Dinner.   March  4,   1921) 
To  the  tune  of  "YANKEE  DOODLE" 

Ohio  is  a  famous  state  The  G.  O.  P.  went  to  the  polls 

That  fact  there's  no  discarding  Expectin'  just  a  margin, 

The  ballot  box  defeated  Cox,  But  when  the  votes  were  counted, 

But  won  with  Mr.  Harding.  They  were  nearly  all  for  Hardin'. 

CHORUS —  CHORUS — 

Yankee    doodle    O-hi-O,  Ain't  it  grand  and  glorious 

Made  the  best  selection,  Feelin'  so  victorious? 

Voted  for  the  G.  O.  P.  Did  you  see  the  G.  O.  P. 

And  won  a  big  election.  Roll  up  that  big  majority? 

Inauguration  day  has  come, 
Our  hopes  are  thick  as  clover, 
Who  could  doubt  the  best  will  out 
With  Harding,  Hughes  and  Hoover. 

CHORUS — 

Here's  to  all  Republicans, 
Past  and  present   famous  ones, 
Here's  to  all  our  leaders  new, 
We're  very  glad  to  welcome  you. 


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(Sung  at  Second  Annual  Meeting) 

To  the  tune — "Peggy  O'Neil" 
The  Red  G.  O.  P. 
And  the  Blue  G.  O.  P. 

You'll    attest   are   the   best    on    the   streets — 
Our  wonderful   prize 
You'll  soon  recognize 
Whenever  you  try  our  "Eats"— 

Chorus : 

If  you're  hungry,  cold   and  blue 

Try  the  Red  G.  0.   P. 

If  you're  hurried,  strange  and  new, 

Try  the  Blue  G.  0.  P. 

Either  one  is  the  one  place  to  eat 

Don't  forget  us  when  you  want  a  treat. 

Sweet  personality 

It's  a  reality — 

At  our  G.  O.  P. 

Our  salads  and  pies 

Will  just  open  your  eyes, 

Cobblers  rare  on  the  fare  make  you  stare. 

You   won't   criticize 

And  if  you  are  wise 

An  appetite   big,  prepare. 

Chorus : 


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(Sung  at  First  Large  Meeting  of  Republican 
Women's  Club,  June  19,  1920.) 

To  the  Tune  of  "Over  There" 

Women  go  and  vote,  go  and  vote,  go  and  vote. 
When  election  comes,  make  a  note,  make  a  note, 

Our  Country's  calling  you  and  me 

To  defend  our  liberty. 

Hurry  right  away,  don't   delay  on   that  day; 
Make  your  country  proud  to  have  had  such  a  crowd 

Of  its  women,  loyally 

Voting  for  the  G.  O.  P. 

Chorus : 

Over  here, —  over  there, — 
Women,  go  to  the  polls  everywhere. 
For   election's   coming,   election's   coming 

The  drum's  tum-tumming   in   the  air. 

So  prepare,  say  a  prayer, — 

Spread  the  word,   spread   the  word,   to   be   there. 
Just  remember,  yes,  next  November. 

That  the  G.  O.  P.  will  win  if  we  are  there. 


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FARCE  -THE  COUNCIL  OF  1950" 

BY 

PAULINE  E.  REMINGTON 

Minneapolis  Council  of  1950  in  joint  monthly  session  with  City  Manager 
and  Cabinet.  (Men  have  no  voice  in  government.) 

Type  of   Charter:     Council-Manager   Plan. 

Time:  Summer,  1950.  Electric  service  to  homes,  to  electric  stoves, 
vacuum  cleaners,  etc  Wireless  telephones.  Airplane  service  for  Council. 

CAST  OF  CHARACTERS 

(As  played  at  Annual  Meeting,  January  26th,  1922.) 

Council  : 
President    (in  aviator's  costume)  ....................................  Mrs.  W.  W.   Remington 

City  Clerk   (operates  electric  service  to  homes)  ................  Mrs.  C.  W.   Gardner 

Councillors  — 

Mrs.  W.  H.  Burr   (fond  of  orchids) 

Mrs.  Fred  Spafford   (down  on  the  men) 

Mrs.  Arthur  Jewett   (brings  the  baby) 

Mrs.  Geo.  A.  Kingsley  (sarcastic) 

Mrs.  Frank  M.  Warren    (always   breathless  and   deaf.     Also  an   aviator) 

Mrs.  H.  S.  Conkey  (very  jealous) 
Sergeant-at-'Arms    (always  speaks  thru  a  megaphone)  ............  Mrs.  F.  E.  Cobb 

Cabinet  : 
City  Manager  (Wants  Peace  but  loves  a  Uniform)    ................  Mrs.  Glen  Waters 

City  Attorney   (always  objecting)  ........................................  Mrs.  V.   C.  Sherman 

City   Comptroller    (keen   for   carrying   cash)  ........................  Mrs.   A    L.    Searle 

City  Engineer    (wants  every  road  a  'subway')  ................  Mrs.   Chas.  A.   Reed 

Chief  of  Police    (very   chesty)  ..............................  .  .............  Mrs.   Walter   Poehler 

Chief  of  Fire    (longs  for  horses)  ............................................  Mrs.   E.  J.   Scriver 

Director  of  Public  Works    (can't  get  the  floor)  ............  Mrs.  Geo.  W.  Patten 

Director  of  Public   Utilities    (very  reforming)  ................  Mrs.   R.   M.   Bennett 

Director   of   Publicity    (newspaper   idealist)  ................  Miss    Estelle    Holbrook 

Director  of  Foods   (makes  war  on  heavy  biscuits)  ............  Mrs.  A.  W.  Strong 

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